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This email came across my desk today, and I thought it was too funny not to post.  Enjoy!

-If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you will have $49.00 today. 
-If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you will have $33.00 today. 
-If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you will have $0.00 today.

But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for a recycling refund, you will have received $214.00!  

Makes you proud to be an American!  

Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle. It is called the 401-Keg. A recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That means that, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon!

In Pembroke Pines last week, Waste Management celebrated a new beginning in recycling, with the inauguration of a Materials Recovery Facility. M.R.F (pronounced “murf”) is one of the largest in the country and processes in excess of 250,000 tons of material per year!

I had the chance to visit the WM Reuter Facility to see M.R.F in action. Sure, it was garbage, but this huge machine is cutting edge! What makes it so cool is the science and technology behind it. With magnets, optical eyes and even eddy currents, M.R.F is capable of automatically sorting up to five times more material than the traditional method! Even better, the facility has an education center for people interested in learning more about the process. [See M.R.F in Action]

Recycling has never been easier because M.R.F’s “single-stream” method no longer requires the separation of the various materials. One bin is all you need! However, getting these new bins out to everyone will take some time. WM is hoping to service all residential areas that already have recycling in place, by September.

The rules have changed a bit, too! Now you can place plastic bottles marked #1-7, magazines, junk mail, and even cereal boxes into the bin.