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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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Most people know about recycling aluminum cans, newspapers and basic plastic products. But there are tons of other common items that end up in
landfills, and entrepreneurs and activists are seizing that trash to turn it into financial treasure. In the first of a four part series called
"Bottom Line: Green", Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler checks out what some are doing with furniture, fixtures and the leftovers from home fix-ups.
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Many drivers don't think much about what happens to the old oil after a trip to the quick-lube place, or where the burned out battery goes when a
mechanic puts in a new one. But some businesses are finding there is gold buried under car hoods. In the second of a four part series called "Bottom
Line: Green", Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler explains what some are doing to bring dirty motor oil and depleted batteries back into cars.
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More than 3 million tons of trash is created in the US each year when people toss out their old electronics as they upgrade to the latest gadget. And
because cell phones, computers and other devices are no longer built to last very long, the amount of e-waste is escalating. In the third of her four
part series "Bottom Line: Green", Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler checks out the latest in electronics "e-cycling".
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Each Ohioan throws away an estimated 474 pounds of food a year. And though it does decompose over time, all that food can bulk up landfills and shorten
their life spans. In the last of a four part series called "Bottom Line: Green", Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler explains what some businesses are
doing to take food out of the waste stream and turn it into fuel.
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