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| 1 :01x01 - Railroads (Jun/28/2007) | | Trains and what happens to them when they reach the end of the line. Included: the dismantling of trains for use as scrap; and train restoration. Also: the uses of all the parts of the entire railway system, including ties and tracks. | |
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| 2 :01x02 - Automotives (Jul/05/2007) | | Examining automobiles. Included: the use of scraps for new products; and the preservation of valued models. | |
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| 3 :01x03 - Battlefield (Jul/12/2007) | | Included: an Abrams tank is completely rebuilt; TOW missiles are disassembled and recycled; surplus tanks are used as live-fire targets. | |
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| 6 :01x06 - Ships (Aug/02/2007) | | The fate of ships is the subject. Included: a salvage operation to rescue battleships that were sunk during Pearl Harbor; and ships that are sunk in order to create reefs. | |
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| 7 :01x07 - Mines (Aug/09/2007) | | Examining the fate of mining facilities and ore-processing machines. Included: a former uranium mine that is now a health spa; a smelting plant that was turned into a golf course. | |
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| 8 :01x08 - Electric (Aug/16/2007) | | Recycling used electronic devices that contain precious metals. | |
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| 9 :01x09 - Katrina (Aug/30/2007) | | New Orleans is famous for Mardi Gras, spicy food, jazz and cemeteries. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina transformed the face of the city forever. 1,500 people died, thousands were left praying for rescue. It was the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Every step of the way, there are powerful reminders of the cost of misjudging the power of nature--a mistake that can surrender entire cities to the Boneyard. | |
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| 10 :01x10 - Garbage (Sep/06/2007) | | The average American throws out more than four pounds of trash a day, nearly 300 million tons annually. An army of technologically advanced machines processes garbage, from the local collection trucks to the landfill compactors. In facilities called "Murfs," millions of tons of resources are given a second life. The water bottles you tossed in your recycling bin might become your new blanket. Electricity may be generated from the garbage you set out at your curb. Discover their unusual after-life as new products are created from garbage. | |
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| 11 :01x11 - Demolition (Sep/13/2007) | | With America's cities and industrial centers rapidly aging and growing, thousands of buildings must be destroyed in order to be raised up again. These structures and their internal components will be transformed and recycled. There is great value not only in the structural materials, such as concrete, brick and steel, but also in a wide array of vital, non-structural items like copper wire, stairways, plumbing, insulation, ventilation systems and even glass. For many of the more grand structures, their hand-crafted and unique architectural features must be carefully removed and restored to new life. For all these activities there is a vast demolition industry to provide the expertise, skills, and the increasingly specialized tools to do the job. | |
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| 12 :01x12 - Bio Waste (Sep/20/2007) | | The fate of bio waste is examined. Included: the recycling of agricultural waste; the use of animal and vegetable fats in fuel; and the use of human bodies in forensic anthropology. | |
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| 13 :01x13 - Oil Rigs (Sep/27/2007) | | The fate of offshore oil and gas platforms is examined. Included: their transformation into floating hotels; and use to create clean, renewable wind energy. | |
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