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Why Can’t You Recycle Clamshell Containers Made of PET?

According to the National Association for PET Container Resources, or NAPCOR, single-layer thermoplastic PET clamshells could indeed—theoretically, at least—be recycled along with the PET soda bottles we’ve all been recycling for years.

In Last Week’s Column, Dr. Know Falsely Stated Urine Is Sterile. He Regrets the Error.

You had bad info in your last column: Urine is not sterile. Further, though it is true the mouth and saliva can fend off some pathogens, tiny tears and abrasions in the oral mucosa can lead to herpes infections, esophageal cancer, and even HIV.

Urine Is Sterile, So Why Do Men Wash Their Hands After Urinating?

There is actually a legitimate reason for this—but first, Concerned, allow me to congratulate you for taking what clearly began as a boast about how much fellatio you’ve been getting lately and managing to dress it up as a legitimate scientific inquiry.

In 2004, Portland Abandoned Plans to Develop an Old Graveyard After Learning People Were Still Buried There

This week’s action—or lack thereof—takes place in Lone Fir Cemetery, which you may recall from the days when you could still afford to live in close-in Southeast Portland.

Has a Cemetery Ever Been Sold to a Housing Developer?

“Seems like an easy way to deal with the local housing shortage.”

If I Don’t Have An Earthquake Survival Kit, Should I Store Milk Jugs Of Water In the Basement Or Do I Need a Special Treatment Pill?

“As my editors are all too painfully aware, I do an earthquake-doom column about every six weeks.”

Willamette Week

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Why Can’t You Recycle Clamshell Containers Made of PET?

In Last Week’s Column, Dr. Know Falsely Stated Urine Is Sterile. He Regrets the Error.

Urine Is Sterile, So Why Do Men Wash Their Hands After Urinating?

In 2004, Portland Abandoned Plans to Develop an Old Graveyard After Learning People Were Still Buried There

Has a Cemetery Ever Been Sold to a Housing Developer?

If I Don’t Have An Earthquake Survival Kit, Should I Store Milk Jugs Of Water In the Basement Or Do I Need a Special Treatment Pill?

Why Do Different Foods Have to be Cooked to Different Temperatures to be Safe?

Do They Put Something In the Mount Tabor Reservoir to Make It Turquoise?

The Questions for Dr. Know Are Real—So Real They Contain Errors About What Life Insurance Will Cover

If a Collision Is Intentional, Does the Driver’s Auto Insurance Pay Out For Liability?

Willamette Week

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