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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Markets in Everything: Cigarette Butts

A San Diego stock trader pays $3 a pound for cigarette butts.

HT: PERCtweets

3 comments:

  1. Dis...gusting.

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  2. Form the article:

    "One of his recycling ideas: Grind up the butts and add them to concrete, replacing fibermesh, an anti-cracking agent that is often added to concrete and usually made from polypropylene. "

    That's a great future job creator. I can imagine an entire industry of certified concrete demolition "experts" in hazmat spacesuits, presiding over future concrete removals.

    Think mold, asbestos, mercury, etc.

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  3. "Dis...gusting"...

    But its for the children...

    Consider the parasites in America and what they need: 22 Million New Smokers Needed: Funding SCHIP Expansion with a Tobacco Tax

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