| Salt Lake City |
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| GER |
12 |
16 |
7 |
35 |
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| USA |
10 |
13 |
11 |
34 |
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| NOR |
11 |
7 |
6 |
24 |
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| CAN |
6 |
3 |
8 |
17 |
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| RUS |
6 |
6 |
4 |
16 |
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| AUT |
2 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
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| ITA |
4 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
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| FRA |
4 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
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| SUI |
3 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
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| NED |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
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Oly trash is big challenge
Associated Press
This place has a reputation as a squeaky clean town, and officials are determined to keep it that way despite the hordes of Olympic visitors who casually toss away half-eaten hot dogs and greasy napkins.
So in the wee cold hours, squads of trash collectors roam on golf-cart sized litter vacuums, sucking even the smallest bits of refuse from sidewalks.
Mike Runyan's crews make certain visitors see Salt Lake's best side. "I like to take pride in how the town looks. I wouldn't call it glorious, but it's a good profession," Runyan said.
During the days, more than 60 workers roam the streets with "litter pickers" — portable trash bins with extendable wands to snag rubbish.
Their fastidiousness stems from Mayor Rocky Anderson's orders to keep Salt Lake City spiffy, said Nikki Bown, spokeswoman for the city's public services department.
The Olympics are expected to produce more than 44 times the normal amount of trash in downtown Salt Lake City. And the city hopes to recycle up to 85 percent of that waste, Bown said. The city has hired Green Valley contractors to separate recyclables from landfill trash.
However, Olympic organizers will truck trash out of the official Olympic Square, which includes the medals plaza.
Laynee Jones, manager of Salt Lake Organizing Committee's waste management program, estimates the Games' 14 venues will produce 5 million pounds of trash during the 17 days of the Olympics.
"If we are doing our jobs and keeping the city clean, then most people don't notice," Bown said.
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February 16, 2002
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