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	<title>Parkland Reads 2008-2009</title>
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		<title>Next up: The Complete Persepolis!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Parkland Reads Garbage Land survey is now closed. A big thank you to everyone who participated!
Survery results are here.
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		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=1</link>
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		<title>Take our &#8220;Trashy&#8221; Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please take our Parkland Reads Feedback Survey. It&#8217;s short &#8211; it&#8217;ll take you only a minute &#8211; and your  responses will help us assess this year&#8217;s program and plan for next  year.

If you are a Parkland instructor, please also encourage your students to take the survey. They  will find a link to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=591</link>
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		<title>College Clean-Up &#8211; and yet more trash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was drizzling and it was cool. But at least it wasn&#8217;t pouring and freezing! 9  participants put their hoods up and spread out around the sports areas to pick up trash. It was noteworthy that there were very few recyclables. Mostly what we found were plastic bags, candy and food wrappers and styrofoam [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=580</link>
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		<title>College Clean-Up &#8211; Tuesday, April 28</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Date for College Clean-Up!
Tuesday, April 28  from 3 &#8211; 5 p.m.
We&#8217;ll be cleaning up the outside sports areas. All supplies provided. Food/drink will be provided afterwards by Student Life.
* Where: Meet at bleachers by the track (there&#8217;s a parking lot right there).
Clean-Ups this semester are co-sponsored by Parkland College Student Chapter of the Illinois [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=578</link>
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		<title>College Clean-Up Postponed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s wet, cold and windy today. We&#8217;re postponing our clean-up, which had been scheduled for today from 3 &#8211; 5 pm.  New date here as soon as we have it.
&#8220;Oh, thank goodness!&#8221; cried the multitudes.
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		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=570</link>
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		<title>Parkland Reads Book for 2009/2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[is  The Complete Persepolis!
Yes, the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi was announced as the next Parkland Reads book during the  big unveiling in the library during National Library Week.
We&#8217;ll begin to develop our website for this next book in May.  So watch this space!
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		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=550</link>
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		<title>Earth Day Eve Activities &#8211; Garbage Movie and Garbage Exercise!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please  Join Us!
Tuesday, April 21

Movie:  Garbage! The Revolution  starts at Home is a feature documentary showing where a family&#8217;s three  months worth of garbage goes and how it affects the environment - 76 minutes. (Feel free to come and watch whatever part you can.)  Popcorn provided. 

 


When: 11:00 am [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=543</link>
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		<title>College Clean-Up &#8211; Lots and Lots and Lots of Trash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[21 dedicated and hardy souls braved the cold and wind of a blustery Tuesday afternoon to collect trash/recyclables from around the outdoor sports area of the campus.
It was amazing just how much trash was collected. And there is still a lot more out there. Surprisingly, out of all of this, there was only one small [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=522</link>
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		<title>Fusing plastic bags</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fusing plastic bags
Here&#8217;s a neat idea for reusing plastic bags. I like the idea of sewing up the &#8220;fabric&#8221; to make grocery totes.  If you try it, post your results here and remember to keep a window open while you fuse!


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		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=507</link>
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		<title>Elizabeth Royte on packaged water</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Royte on packaged water  from the box vox blog.
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		<link>http://www.garbageland.parklandreads.org/?p=504</link>
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