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Article: The dark side of Star Wars.(services of Earth911.org )(Brief Article)
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- Recycling Today
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith debuted May 20th, leaving plastic action figures and toys, thousands of used lightsaber batteries and tons of packaging in its wake.
Earth 911 is urging the recycling and reuse of the movie's marketing tie-ins.
It's estimated that more than 250 million Star Wars action figures had been sold prior to 1999 alone, the year Episode I: The Phantom Menace was released. Given an average weight of 0.73 ounces per figurine, Earth911.org calculates the total to be more than 5,700 tons, the equivalent of approximately 1,453 Hummer vehicles.
To help fans resist the Dark Side, Earth911.org has released its ...