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take time to sort your recyclable items every week but we've learned they don't always make it to the city of albuquerque's recycling facility right away.. a former city solid waste manager is among a group of former city employees that asked us to check into this massive pile of material sitting near the city's dump. investigative reporter jeremy jojola started asking questions... and found it may be violating state environmental laws: thanks to your thanks to your nobel efforts the city takes in more thanks to your nobel efforts the city takes in more than 20-thousand tons of recyclable materials every year. it all goes minute thumbnail 10:15 pm here to the city's sorting facility on the west mesa that was built in the early 1990's. at least it's supposed to go there.. some material has not been sorted for months----and it's turned into....this. a massive pile just south of the facility surrounded by trailers, old tires and barrles. tarps on top have shredded away---the pile of cardboard, paper and plastic has been exposed to rain and the elements for who knows how long. "i think it's time to come clear withhe public." frank ortega who worked in solid waste for 25 years and retired as a maintenance manager in 2007 says much of the material might as well be thrown into the dump because mold and mildew has likely ruined its recycling potential. "jojola: so all of this stuff was meant to be recycled, and now it's contaminated ... "ortega: it's contaminated" ortega says he was routinely trained in recling during his time at the landfill and believes without a doubt the city is trying to hide the pile from public view because it proves there's a problem. "they can't keep up with what's going on. the facility can only do so much." ortega blames the city for not upgrading the sorting facility since it was built as a pilot program. inside, the same baling machine minute thumbnail 10:16 pm that was first handling all recycling material in the early 90's is still handling all the material coming in today, even more so as more people "think green" the old baler has repeated break- downs, ortega says, costing the city tens of thousands of dollars in repairs and that those break-down leads to back-ups. and even when it is working there is a bottle neck effect. "jojola: ortega is not the only former city employee to make these claims, but he is the only one willing to go on camera. he's among a handful of city employees that approached us with this issue months ago claiming the city's recycling program is garbage." "i don't know if i would use the word overwhelmed...we are definitely nearing capacity." the city reffered us to jill holbert, deputy director of solid waste, in charge of recycling. we asked her about ortega's claims---especially about that massive pile. "do you know how long this has been sitting there for? " "it's from this year. i don't know the minute thumbnail 10:17 pm exact date." "jojola: can this still be recycled, this material?' "yes" "jojola: it's not contaminated by the rain or anything like that?" "uhm, there might be a little bit of problem ...no...no not really. we get very little rain fall in albuquerque, and snow cover..so certainly you'd want to cover it the best you can and keep it out of the elements." hollbert says this pile is a very small fraction of what's actually being recycled at that it's just a storage area. but she admits it's proof the city has a problem with so much recycling material coming into an out-dated, slower system. "jojola: would you characterize this as a spill over effect." "over flow, it's definitely overflow. oh i would definitely love to have the capacity to process that tomorrow, and like i said, we've been very forth comming in saying we need a new facility. we need the ability to process all the materials." hollbert says the city is pushing hard for a new recycling facility that would cost 20 million dollars...but she stresses, everything that is coming in is minute thumbnail 10:18 pm eventually recycled, and not contaminated. "jojola: is it smart to encourage people to recycle, but at the back end, we have what appears to be a spill- over effect?" "i would say....i know what you're getting at. this is something, unfortunately again, we have this backlog ...but for the most part though, we are able to process everything that comes in." new mexico's environment department- says the sorting facility was last inspected back in april of 2008. a spokesperson says the agency is looking in several complaints about it.. and if any violations are found, the city could be slapped with fines.

Two years after they discovered they were drinking treated sewage water, several Chula Vista business owners are still waiting to hear about a lawsuit they filed against the Otay Water District and the city of Chula Vista.

13 dogs now safe at the SPCA after disappearing from a suspected puppy mill in Turley

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Jamaat e Islami (Halqa e Khawateen - Part two of the series of gosha with insight into different women from various walks of life and how they live in harmony in one place

A parent's experience of having a child with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.

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Forgotten Australians special On the day the Prime Minister apologises to the Forgotten Children -- those who were raised in children's homes last century -- and to the former child migrants, this special program tracks the public emergence of these long-overlooked groups of people.

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This week, Animal Voices takes the show on the road to bring you a behind-the-scenes audio journey into the Peace Day celebrations at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, sponsored by the Jane Goodall Institute. We get a rare listen into the sounds of the sanctuary (which is normally not open to the public), as Founder Sherri Delaney takes us through the sanctuary's various rooms and tells us about the day-to-day operation. We also hear from other volunteers who give us specific details about the primates that live there, including their likes, dislikes, and particularities. Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary provide a safe and permanent home for primates retiring from biomedical research, zoos, universities & private residences, or wherever there is a primate in need of a permanent home. News links: Sea Shepherd food wish list for Operation Waltzing Matilda Animal welfare groups welcome ban on fur farming Abuse victim sees link with cruelty to animals Tags: Sanctuaries

Beneath the finely constructed facades of an urban centre such as Toronto, there is a different city that teems and struggles to make its way. Though we're probably all familiar with the cats that live in our homes or neighbourhoods, we might not know so much about the other world of cats that exists in the shadowy places outside of our regular view. Join us for an interview with Cat City director Justine Pimlott as she discusses her new documentary about cat overpopulation in Toronto. We'll explore the causes and effects of cat overpopulation, from feral cat trapping and steralization to the ever-difficult subject of euthanasia. Justine Pimlott is one half of Red Queen Productions and an award-winning filmmaker who learned the art of documentary as an apprentice at the groundbreaking Studio D at the National Film Board of Canada. Her documentary Cat City will air nationally in Canada on Global TV. News links: Kentucky loses world championship of coon hunting Massachusetts company fattens up monkeys for science Tags: Companion Animals

Big Cat Rescue is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charity dedicated to the care of exotic cats. We provide a permanent home for unwanted wildcats and we educate the public in order to eliminate the causes of abandonment and abuse. With your help we can end the suffering and give these great cats a home for life. Thank you for watching if you would like to find out more please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org if you would like to make a donation please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm If you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time charge of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill. Standard messaging rates and additional fees may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Full disclosure at: http://mcommons.com/t US Subscribers only. Text STOP to opt out any time.

Big Cat Rescue is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charity dedicated to the care of exotic cats. We provide a permanent home for unwanted wildcats and we educate the public in order to eliminate the causes of abandonment and abuse. The images of exploitation and horrid conditions in the video above were filmed in places where we had been asked to rescue big cats; but we cannot save them all. Your voice for better laws and your tax deductible donations will make it possible to end the abuse. With your help we can end the suffering and give these great cats a home for life. Thank you for watching if you would like to find out more please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org If you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time charge of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill. Standard messaging rates and additional fees may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Full disclosure at: http://mcommons.com/t US Subscribers only. Text STOP to opt out any time.