Should We Recycle?

From the time when you were a small child, you were probably taught the virtues of recycling: paper, plastic, aluminum; you did your part to save the Earth. But a growing number of voices are concerned that recycling may harm the environment by expending more resources than simple trash. Before you decide whether to toss that plastic bottle in the blue bin, what should you consider?

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Market-Driven Recycling Makes Good Sense

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GM much?

Good sense? "Good Sense" to a business endeavor is about as meaningful as "Brand New". That is, a freaking outright opposite of the true, when not just a plain old flat lie...

Profit driven marketing is mostly to blame for all of the crap lying around we have to figure out how to recycle or dispose of. Even houses are disposable these days.

Seriously, what credibility can CEI possibly have on this topic, expertise or no?

The difference between the government and the private sector here is that for some reason people don't hold the private sector responsible for wanting to do what's best for the people. But, I agree that there is unacceptable conflicts of interest in both sectors of modern civilization.

- Submariner June 25, 2009 4:02PM

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