Here is a good Friday anecdote – I was doing some research on a company and I came across this line on their website:<\/p>\n
Expansion of our business recycling programs to include employees<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
What in the world?\u00a0 This is a fairly sizeable company so I am surprised no editing occurred on the site.\u00a0 However, it is rather humorous.\u00a0 I’m not sure I want to know how they recycle employees.\u00a0 It certainly seems to take “green” to a whole new level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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