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G Word Episode: Getting Rid of Greasy Build-up

Mon Sep 15 08:30:00 GMT 2008

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Correspondent David Newsom learns how human hair is being used to clean up San Francisco bay oil spills; Todd Sutton the Waste Sleuth discovers the surprising uses for restaurant grease, and Suchin heads to New Jersey to visit the super green company Terracycle, known for their work with worm poop.

Evette Rios salvages an old radio console and we meet the ‘guru of doodoo’ who has used home-made compost to create a jungle paradise.

 
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