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When San Clemente, Calif., built this stairway to the beach at El Portal in2008, the landing deposited people onto the sand. The beach level hasdropped dramatically since then, requiring people to negotiate rocksand prompting this warning to pedestrians. (Fred Swegles/The Orange County Register/MCT)

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A train rounds Mariposa Point in San Clemente, Calif., where for decades rockshave been dumped to protect the tracks. Over time, the level of thebeach has dropped due to sand erosion. (Fred Swegles/The Orange County Register/MCT)

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Surfers return to the parking lot at San Clemente, Calif.'sNorth Beach over a rocky landscape. North Beach hasn't benefited froma recent influx of sand pushed onshore at other beaches by southswells. (Fred Swegles/The Orange County Register/MCT)

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A visitor approaches sandy T-Street Beach in San Clemente, Calif., on Tuesday from the San Clemente Pier along a stretch that was covered with cobblestonesduring the summer. (Fred Swegles/The Orange County Register/MCT)

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The northern tip of Atlantic City, seen October 30, 2012 shows where the boardwalk was destroyed after Hurricane Sandy blew across the area. Revel casino is in the top portion of the photo. (Clem Murray/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT)

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Searchlights were trained over the Philadelphia for three weeks in "Open Air," an art project by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. He tweaked the show enough to avoid the feared ill effects on birds. (Steven M. Falk/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT)

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EarthTalk logo. (Handout/MCT)

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Slowly, carpet manufacturers and installers have taken measures to reduce its negative impact on the environment through improved production and installation techniques and an emphasis on reclaiming and recycling old carpet. Shown here is Mohawk's SmartStrand Ultra, made in part from renewable resources. (Mohawk/MCT)

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Tomas Diaz disassembles a television set and puts its parts in the appropriate bin at A-1 Recycling. (Gary Porter/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)

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Margaret Mucci, plant manager at A-1 Recycling goes over recycled garbage disposal parts. (Gary Porter/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)

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An end loader pushes recyclables onto a conveyor to be bundled at A-1 Recycling. (Gary Porter/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)

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Jorge Hernandez moves bales of blue wrap polypropylene material from a medical supply company at A-1 Recycling. The material will be melted in to plastic pellets and reused. (Gary Porter/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)