GREEN initiatives have been around for quite some time, probably longer than most people realize. Congress passed the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in 1948 and the first Clean Air Act in 1963. These efforts got a further boost when the Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970. While household recycling of newspapers, aluminum cans, and glass bottles got underway decades ago, other ideas and concepts have taken root more recently in industries such as power generation and building construction. Likewise, green practices have been gaining momentum in manufacturing.
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