Via Taranto, activists are taking advantage of the release of Star Wars III to push their kooky causes.

The release of the latest Star Wars movie this week is creating excitement among fans of the sci-fi saga, but it�s also creating concern among some environmental advocates who fear the Dark Side - in other words, waves of discarded plastic action figures, light sabers and other movie-related paraphernalia headed to landfills.

"We love Star Wars as much as anybody, but it doesn�t mean we should emulate the destructive power of the Death Star by harming the environment," said Anne Reichman, director of Earth911.org, an environmental action and information Web site. "Most people don�t know that these types of figurines can�t be recycled, not even little Yoda. In fact, almost all of these toys will sit in landfills until long after we�re gone."