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Article: Iraq: US military contractor burns recyclables, violating contract.(WORLD)(KBR Inc.)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- October 30, 2009
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Byline: Tom A. Peter Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala Province, Iraq -- In this desert fortress of housing trailers and concrete barriers, military contractor KBR has launched a recycling campaign - a kind of oasis in the military, an institution not exactly renowned for environmental activism.
As soldiers exit the dining facility, run by KBR and its subcontractor Najlaa International Catering Services Iraq, they see signs along the emerald walkway urging those who "like to recycle" to follow the path and "Think Green." At the end of the path, soldiers sort aluminum cans and plastic silverware into ...