Talk the Talk, Walkman the Walk: Sony's announcement that it plans to launch a nationwide electronics recycling program is garnering lots of ink -- well, pixels, technically -- and not just from yours truly.

 

It will be interesting to see if the rest of the electronics industry follows suit and, er, PlayStations along with the leader.

 

Bumpy River: Officials in Prince George's County, Md., recently deployed a floating trash trap in the Anacostia River to remove litter and debris from the waterway.

 

Based on technology developed in Australia, the Bandalong system collects refuse in nets. It costs $35,000 to $40,000, and if it works as it's expected to, Prince George's officials plan to buy and install about a dozen more of the contraptions in the Anacostia.

 

And evidently the river needs that many of the litter traps, if not more. Last week, the Washington Post reports, a pontoon boat carrying local officials on a cruise intended to showcase the waterway's potential collided with some underwater debris, giving the boat's passengers a jolt.

 

Rueful in Tupelo: A word to the wise for Inbox readers who serve in public office or have political ambitions: Casting aspersions on the industriousness of potential voters who choose not to recycle is not the advised path to take if you're hoping for a long career in your chosen field.

 

And for heaven's sake, never bring religion into the mix. Holy guacamole, talk about a minefield.

 

Pete Fehrenbach is managing editor of Waste News. Past installments of this column are collected in the Inbox archive.

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