1. Read this article on "What the Turks Can Teach Us about Recycling."
2. Then answer the following questions at your blog.
3. Here are your questions:
a. Who is Scott Walker?
b. An editorial in The Journal Times.com was outraged by a decision that Walker was considering. What did Walker want to do?
c. Why did Governor Walker surrender his plan, and what were the arguments his opponents raised?
d. According to the article, what is the estimated number of waste-pickers worldwide?
e. Individual homeowners and employees at schools and other institutions believe that it is really important to separate recyclable items like paper, glass, and plastic. According to the article, how would individual waste-pickers benefit from just throwing everything away into a single bin?
f. What is an eskicis?
g. Open up another tab and google "currency converter." Find out how much 17,000 lira are in terms of US dollars.
h. Read that paragraph next to the picture with the "For Sale" real estate sign. According to that paragraph, what is one of the benefits of allowing individuals roaming neighborhoods to collect trash?
i. Who is the author of the article you just read? Where does
j. In the paragraph where the "Today's Zaman" is linked, what reason does Emir Altıngöller, a junk dealer, give for being content?
End of Questions
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