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12. Air pollution concerns reduced the number of them from when we were growing up.

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 12:52 PM

Oct 2014

Everyone used to burn piles of leaves in the fall, too.

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"US hospitals 'unprepared' to safely handle infectious Ebola waste" [View all] suffragette Oct 2014 OP

Now is when the policy of understaffing our health care Warpy Oct 2014 #1

Very good point Warpy suffragette Oct 2014 #2

I mentioned this in a thread recently and was admonished for it Mojorabbit Oct 2014 #9

Admonished for it? By a hospital suit, maybe Warpy Oct 2014 #10

Ita fresh JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #8

Indeed. The GOP just slashed funding set to protect us from Ebola: freshwest Oct 2014 #11

You are on to something JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #13

Urban Hospitals Burning Infectious Medical Waste Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #7

at least leaves can be composted, which is a very good use for them nt magical thyme Oct 2014 #15

This ends up being pertinent. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #16

Yes, All too pertinent suffragette Oct 2014 #18

Yep. Waste management has been my primary concern all along. Barack_America Oct 2014 #17