Antiques Explode Show

Steven Averett, Content Director, Waste Group

March 1, 2007

1 Min Read
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Inevitably, while cleaning out the garage, one comes across those items that are difficult to dispose of properly: old paint, insecticide, a live World War I hand grenade. You know, the usual. The latter was turned in to a landfill in Westport, Conn., during a recent hazardous waste collection event. The woman who turned in the aged but still quite deadly device explained that her husband had brought it back after serving overseas (though likely not in the conflict in which it was meant to be used). The state police bomb squad subsequently detonated the graying grenade in a quiet corner of the landfill, leaving its yard sale value an open question.

Source: wtnh.com

About the Author

Steven Averett

Content Director, Waste Group, Waste360

Steven Averett joined the Waste Age staff in February 2006. Since then he has helped the magazine expand its coverage and garner a range of awards from FOLIO, the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and the Magazine Association of the Southeast (MAGS). He recently won a Gold Award from ASBPE for humor writing.

Before joining Waste Age, Steven spent three years as the staff writer for Industrial Engineer magazine, where he won a gold GAMMA Award from MAGS for Best Feature. He has written and edited material covering a wide range of topics, including video games, film, manufacturing, and aeronautics.

Steven is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a BA in English.

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