European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 19, 1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 3sierra club trashes Bush a recycling Job by the Washington Post Washington a president Bush Isnit doing a very Good Job of taking out the trash. At least that a the View of the local Sierra club which tuesday put the White House Bush a not so Humble Home on its a Slimy seven list of Federal agencies it said Are making no Effort to comply with the District of columbian a recycling Law. Does that mean George and Barbara Bush have to separate their newspapers and office paper waste like the rest of us yes said Dick of Connor chairman of the Sierra clubs Rock Creek group. A this environmental president should take the first Steps to comply with the Law a and he can take those Steps right in his own House a of Connor said. At a news conference timed to coincide with the upcoming Earth Day the Sierra club chided a and threatened to sue a the White House and six other Federal offices for failure to comply with the . Law which took effect oct. 1. The group also said it plans to sue the District government for failure to fully implement and enforce the recycling program. The environmental groups a Slimy seven list was headed by the department of defense Winner of the Sierra clubs a Bottom of the trash barrel award a and included the environmental Protection Agency which is recycling about 75 percent of its paper waste and the labor department which is recycling 64 tons a month of White office paper. Of Connor said the list was prepared based on Freedom of information act requests answered by some agencies interviews and a whistle Blower information from about 30 Sierra club members who work for the agencies and a turned in their  the White House o Connor said refused to answer his groups Freedom of information request. Defense department officials told the Sierra club the District s recycling Law does not apply to them. It docs according to Legal authorities but Only at Federal facilities in the District. Stephen Hart Bush a Deputy press Secretary said the White House has to destroy much of its office waste a by burning or shredding it. He said the executive Branch is still discussing How Best to dispose of office paper and docs have a some recycling strategies under  of Connor said his group As required by Law is giving the agencies a 60-Day warning and then intends to file suit in Federal court if the recycling recalcitrant Are still not complying with the Law. Mcdonald s to increase use of recycled items in future construction Washington apr when the kids Munch a big Mac sometime later this year they May be doing it while sitting on a Bench made of recycled plastic. The paper bag to carry it Home May be made out of an old newspaper. Mcdonald a corp., announced tuesday that it plans to spend $ 100 million a year about one fourth of its construction budget on recycled materials when building new outlets or renovating existing ones. It dubbed the program More Cycle Usa. A we think there need to be markets created for recycled materials a Edward h. Rensi president of Mcdonald Susa said. A we decided to create a  Rensi said that in addition to seeking out recycled products when building new restaurants the company plans soon to use recycled newsprint for carryout bags at about 500 of its outlets. If it works the use of the newsprint will be expanded. A a they re not going to be As White As we necessarily would like but they re going to be fully serviceable the printing on them is just Fine and to be Able to use. Newsprint is just fantastic a Rensi said. He said Mcdonald a will seek out suppliers of recycled building materials through a toll free Telephone number. The uses of recycled materials Are numerous and not expected to Cost significantly More Rensi said. A we have a lot of  he said some of the possible uses of recycled plastics and other materials Are As barriers to keep cars from going onto the curb in parking lots building insulation mop buckets menu boards chairs tables signs and playground equipment. Mcdonald a builds about 375 new restaurants each year and renovates an additional 1,000 of its 8,500 outlets annually. Earlier this year Mcdonald a announced a Pilot program in some of its new England outlets that promotes the recycling of polystyrene food containers and other plastics. A we think the program is working very Well but it can work a lot better because we be Only got 250 restaurants on the program right now. We Hope to add about 25 restaurants a week and get up to 500 very soon a Rensi said. Eventually the company Hopes to expand the program to All of its restaurants. But Rensi said Mcdonald a which serves 22 million people daily worldwide and is one of the largest users of plastic food containers has no plans to shift away from using plastics which do not degrade in landfills. A number of communities have begun to consider barring the use of polystyrene containers by fast food restaurants because of growing concerns about shrinking landfills. Rensi maintained however that the polystyrene containers can be recycled while coated paper used in food packaging often cannot. A paper does not do the kinds of things people think it does a he said. A you put it in a Landfill and it does no to biodegrade. Food packaging particularly does no to biodegrade because its wrapped in some kind of a compound. And you can to Recycle it. Its Cost prohibitive. A a we a rather use More plastic than less. And we think. If Public opinion Ever catches up to science Consumers Are going to applaud us for sticking to it a the Mcdonald a executive  garb when students from the fashion inst chel Nolan sports a jacket of disposal tute of technology raised the question ble diapers Over a dress liberally of what would people Wear if the adorned with labels. The occasion was Earth a resources were destroyed they an Earth Day fashion show in new came up with Landfill Chic. Model a York on  repeats go slow Call on global warming by the Washington Post Washington a president Bush kicked off his. N r Warrer it ing conference tuesday by restating his Call for More research before initiating programs to meet wh3t Many experts Call Mankind a greatest threat. What we need Are facts a Bush said in remarks to the two Day meeting. But several participants at the 17-nation conference turned the event into a Challenge to Bush a go slow approach. They accused the administration of ignoring by scientific data and manipulating the conference to obscure european arguments for aggressive measures a our res n8 world temperatures. H d ave feeling we were invited just to listen a Aid Brice Lalonde the French environmental minister. F there is a sense in Europe that the americans Are Kaiung behind on this and that the time for action has a me said Jorgen Henningsen an environmental director at the commission of european communities. A but the americans Are primarily concerned about having their Point of View forwarded to the Public  some delegates were especially angry that they were not Given an Opportunity to share their judgments and plans at Public sessions. Usually governments Are provided a forum for opening statements to set out National objectives. But the Agenda prepared by the White House is All but monopolized by administration officials. Sources close to the White House said aides to John h. Sununu chief of staff had structured the conference that Way in order to mute opposition to Bush a stance. The conference billed As the first to integrate scientific and economic aspects of global warming grew out of a 1988 Campaign pledge by Bush to use the a White House effects to curb the a greenhouse effect a which is said to occur when Industrial gases Blanket the Earth and trap solar heat. A the Agenda will be dear a Bush promised at the time. A we will talk about global warming and we will  but Bush has assumed a cautious stance in office bowing to advisers who View global warming As a scientific fad and proposals to curb a greenhouse gases a created by the burning of Coal and Oil As potentially ruinous to the . Industrial base. His Brief remarks were greeted by polite applause after which european delegates quickly headed for the lobby with critical comments for reporters. Governments of the Netherlands West Germany France and the scandinavian nations already have plans for Concrete action to stabilize or Cut Back emissions of Carbon dioxide. West German environmental minister Klaus Topfer said a gaps in information should not be used As an excuse for worldwide