European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes t sunday August 26, 1990 base gets trashy offer it can t refuse by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Neu Ulm West Germany the Choice was made Clear to the commander of the ecu Ulm Mili tary Community. It s either Recycle or we suffocate in our own garbage col. Terry a. Gordon said. Gordon was Given the Choice during a meeting with officials of the Neu Ulm county government. The meeting was called after an Accident involving a Load of the military Community s trash occurred at a Landfill used by the county. During the session the officials gave Gordon a terse message the Community could follow the county s new recycling Laws or it could keep its own garbage. The Accident occurred after someone threw a fire extinguisher into a dumpster in the Community Home of the 1st in 9th Field arty a Pershing ii missile unit. When the dumpster s contents were delivered to the Landfill the extinguisher exploded. Like a missile it smashed through the Windshield of a scoop loader said Jurgen Gerherdt the military Community s environmental Engineer. Fortunately the Driver escaped injury. But the incident did t escape the county s notice. It allege that the Community was not following the county s new recycling Laws and told Gordon that officials were considering charges against him that could Lead to a Fine. The Laws were not new to either Gordon or the Community. He said the Community had been in formed about them through publications radio spots and town meetings last Spring when the Laws took effect. Gordon said that signs were also posted on the recycling containers explaining Rule sin. English. Unfortunately Oil filters still made their Way into containers for cans tires were thrown into paper _ is Slevo Taylor Jacque to Angton dumps her trash out for inspector . Christian at the Neu Ulm Community. Containers and the fire extinguisher turned up inthe dumpster. It s what i Call a failure to follow  said. At the meeting Gordon had to assure the local government that further incidents would not Hap pen and the government for the time being has withdrawn the threat of fines. Since the meeting two weeks ago Gordon has introduced a new program that he says will Guaran tee that Only trash makes it to the Landfill. At the military housing area a refuse collection Point has been installed and All other dumpsters and recycling containers have been removed. The Community has stationed inspectors at the collection Point and each resident s trash is examined before it goes into a dumpster. Any materials that can be recycled Are removed and placed into one of several containers for cans paper and White Green or Brown Glass. Eventually the plan will expand to Neu Ulm Sother six areas of operation. Once we develop the discipline As a Community other solutions will be sought Gordon said. In the meantime the new policy has irritate some residents who now must bring their trash to the Central location by foot Bike or car and have i inspected. I Don t like it said sgt. Carl Dooley b co,38th signal in. But if that s the Way it s got to be done then i la Deal with  in the meantime Gordon has his Recycle police1 out on patrol warning that hell be strict with the Midnight dumpers who Don t follow the Law. On Soldier has already received an article 15. But for those who do Recycle and Are caught the Community is offering rewards with the grand prize of a $500 cafes gift certificate to be awarded Over the labor Day Holiday. As Gordon believes it s All a matter of Choice. Communities garbage a mounting problem states creates Murp than i 9f�n . Neu Ulm county though not alone of space Gerherdt said. The Neu Ulm Mali tar Onver no Nta states creates More than 1,200 pounds of trash each year the environmental engineering office for ecu Ulm s Mili tary Community says problem of  space passed mandatory recycling Laws last year. Then in May new Laws were passed that specified More material for the re _ w of m � of the Neu Ulm military environmental ii i i i. Xxvi Immay. Environment awhile the recycling Effort for Neu office there s More to Recycle than ims military Community May seem there is to trash. The following items Are considered trash and the list is Short paper towels paper tissues foam inconvenient and costly it actually saves Money. The current Cost for trash disposal is 300 Marks per ton. But paper Only costs 80 Marks to pick Tor recycling while problem becomes evident what to do with it All some communities in West Ger Many have been forced to take strict it inner Ulm More is being shipped to throughout Germany. Cycled. Even the Booklet that contains the guidelines is on the recycling list. My Abb army weight standards appear biased study save by Chuck Vinch  he 7 Washington Bureau Washington army officials Are reviewing study that recommends changes to weight policies re searchers say seem to discriminate against women. A december 1989 study of 1,894 soldiers Eon ducted by the army research Institute for Environ mental Medicine in Natick mass., critics cd the army policy of using one set of weight standards for recruits and another for career personnel. Recruit standards Are based solely on height and weight while retention standards Are based on body fat percentage with height and weight used Only to scree people Tor risk of obesity. Two regulations assess obesity by two different standards and no attempt has been made to link these two standards the study said. 1 he current policies appear to discriminate against female soldiers because measurements of female body Sie and composition have been made largely through rough estimates based of More stringent male Stan Dards. It said. Generally female Hod Tat retention  arc sol Simp by adding s percentage Points of allowable bods Tat compared with male standards for various regroups. So i hair army weight policy a comparison of retention standards is. Recruit standards for males and females Ages 21 to 24 at a height of 5 feet 8 inches. In pounds 209 174 retention n male s 154 female s re Fiul t male s mmlttliml153 female s. Is West Loohori even some who exceed 30 percent body fat Are excluded the study said. Researchers acknowledged that both sexes los weight at about the same rate in Basic training but most men seem to keep it off while women tend to gain k .1 they recommended further study to see whether female recruit weight standards should be re female recruits to weights that roughly equal their re Tention fat standards the study said. For example at a height of 5 feet 8 inches and an age category of 21 to 24, the retention screening Tabletop obesity lists limits of 174 pounds for males and 154 pounds Tor females. But the weight limits for recruits of the same height and Ages Are 204 pounds for males and  pounds Tor females. The recruit standards for women do not permit Rufii am Lekuas compared to their retention males have a sen generous allows is ilu1 policy alms male who Are  t Ai Standard to join in or to standards Whitnee the mods hut. Fill. A us is dear hat the army should liberalize body fat retention standards for women possibly by 2 or 3 percentage Points and base them on some non arbitrary rationale not linked to male  excess fatness in males can be shown to Hurt physical performance and military appearance but the effects of female fatness within reasonable limits Are Notas easily documented the study said. The study also recommended using body fat measurements for recruits As Well As careerists As a More effective Way to exclude both males and females who Are not Likely to meet retention fat standards after Basic training. The army s former personnel chief u. Gen Allevik. To who retired last month did not act on it stud Reo  and has left the matter in  01 Lus , . Gen. William h. Reno. A Ficiak co ild i ,.iy  Reno us a a .1 i