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Show I- 3TIMES 11 August 9, 2007 Dumpster diving Contractors take hands-on look at potential for better recycling at Hill Comeback film on the hard-shell BY STEVE SALLES Standard-Examiner movie critic BY BETH YOUNG |MNT" suggests we're so familiar with the "ninja turtle'1 franchise that just using the letters will suffice. A lot of empty pizza boxes and worn-out action figures have come and gone since these shelled sensations were front and center in the minds of America's youth. Narrator Laurence Fishburne, in his best Morpheus voice, tells us that once every 3,000 years, the planets align to open a portal into a parallel world filled with monsters. The last time it happened, a troubled warlord called upon its great power to help destroy an enemy, but in so doing doomed his own brave men to be sealed in stone for eternity. That same portal is about to reopen. The turtles finally do appear — we learn team leader Leonardo has been off in the jungles of Central America protecting the villages and learning important leader stuff. The smart one, Donatello, is a frustrated tech support for a software hot line firm. Michelangelo dresses up like a certain "dinosaur" for kids' birthday parties. And the ever-serious Raphael has become the Nightwatcher — a disguised Spider-Man/Ghost Rider wannabe. The rest you can probably figure out, as the boys are at first at odds, but_working together as a teani^ they can triumph over evil. Standard-Examiner staff byoung@standard.net A lthough it seems a strange place to look for money, the Dumpsters of Hill AFB could possibly hold not only revenue for the base, but also help for the environment. Last week, contractors hired by the 75th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Management Division sorted through thousands of pounds of trash as part of a waste characterization study. . "This is part of an effort to determine the amount of potential recyclables that are being thrown away that could possibly be recovered for revenue for the base," said Barbara Fisher, Environmental Management Division. Throughout the week, members of the Cascadia Consulting Group, based out of Seattle, removed, separated and weighed garbage from 25 percent of the bases' 300 Dumpsters and 130 paper recycling bins. "We specialize in environmental consulting," said Patrick Malloy, Cascadia Consulting Group. "Helping businesses and government entities go green, as we say." In one Dumpster, located • by the 1200 buildings — in addition to the usual office garbage — they found a pair of pants and a broken table. In the way of recyclables there were 60 plastic drink bottles and 36 aluminum cans. By finding out how many such potential recyclables as paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, plastic and glass bottles are in the trash, the study will determine if a recycling program would be cost-effective for the base. "There is a small recycling program on base, but we want to improve it," said Brandon Chard, 75th Environmental Office. One of the first steps to improving Hill's recycling program was visiting Luke AFB, Ariz. "Luke has an excellent program in place," Chard said. "Their program is making the base about $300,000 a year." Although much of Luke AFB's revenue comes from scrap metal, Hill saw the potential and decided to hire Cascadia Consulting Group as they had done. "The group also does a marketing analysis, which is finding the local companies who take the recyclables and how much they pay for it," Chard said. The consulting group will report the results of the study to the 75th Environmental Office by the end of August. They will use this to make a plan for an improved recycling program to present to the commander. Right now we are just seeing what we get," Chard said. "We will crunch the numbers once we get the study back." Chard said that trash such as high quality cardboard is very valuable. Even if Hill's garbage doesn't turn out to be an undiscovered treasure, a better recycling program helps Hill do its part for the earth. Action thriller skips a gear BY STEVE SALLES Standard-Examiner movie critic T BETH YOUNG/Standard-Examiner Top, Patrick Malloy, of the Cascadia Consulting Group, sifts through the contents of a paper and cardboard waste bin. Above, Dieter Eckels and Amber Schwed from the Cascadia Consulting Group, prepare to empty a Dumpster near Building 1234, to separate and analyze the contents. The contents are separated by types of paper recyclables, and to see if people put nonrecyclables in it. "In a world of limited resources anytime we can save some is a great idea," said Dieter Eckels, Cascadia Consulting Group project manager. Environmental issues are a concern for the Department of Defense, which requires that See DUMPSTER I page 13 "In a world of limited resources anytime we can save some is a great idea." DIETER ECKELS, Cascadia Consulting Group project manager n alk about your "bait and switch." In the action thriller "Shooter," Mark Wahlberg plays the bait — a formerly decorated marksman someone wants to take the blame for an assassination. But about two-thirds into the film's "Fugitive" mentality, it suddenly turns into a hard-to-swallow "Lethal Weapon" revenge flick. Why does this bullet stray so far off? I think the filmmaker forgot to allow for thqse tricky winds of conspiracy when he decided to take his shot. He gets so wrapped up in his what-ifs and who's-behind-its that he loses sight of the big picture. Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) lives the life of a hermit in the mountains. He left the military quite disgruntled after he and his spotter were abandoned in the middle of a covert mission. But now some suits in black SUVs have come to his remote hideaway to ask a favor. Col. Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) appeals to Swagger's sense of loyalty to help track down a sniper with designs on killing the president. Government intelligence suggests the assassin plans to strike in Philadelphia, Baltimore or Washington, D.C. Col. Johnson wants Swagger to check out each city for potential lines of fire, but it's really Swagger they're setting up. They want to turn him into the fall guy, hiring a police officer to take him out after the fatal shot is fired. Unfortunately, Officer Timmons is a bad shot, wounding Swagger twice as he tumbles out of a window. The chase is on. r\ |