[CPEO-BIF] New Orleans refrigerators and other debris

[lsiegel@cpeo.org]

New Orleans debris an eyesore, a hazard

By Tom Hays 
The Associated Press 
Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
October 21, 2005

NEW ORLEANS - The discarded refrigerators have dotted the wealthiest and
poorest neighborhoods for weeks like fly-infested tombstones, some
sealed with duct tape yet secreting foul odors. 

They're more than an eyesore. 

Authorities say the iceboxes pose health and environmental risks, and
symbolize a monumental task: digging New Orleans and other parts of
southeastern Louisiana out from the mountain of debris created by
Hurricane Katrina. 

Since the flooding receded, a fleet of dump trucks has collected about
4.6 million cubic yards of waterlogged waste from the ruins, according
to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The corps, which is supervising the
cleanup, estimates the total will exceed 17 million cubic yards - a
calculation that doesn't include abandoned cars, boats or homes awaiting
demolition. 

...

For the entire article, see
http://sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3137834

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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