Posted on 06/02/2012 5:42:17 PM PDT by Chickensoup
I am looking for links to stories about recycling not working.
I seem to recall one of the Scandinavian countries admitting that they did not see any good in it.
I had read many stories of how recycling was piling up at waste centers because it was to expensive to haul, and the economy had slowed down.
But I cannot find links to show my leftist friend who believes all the fairy tales the leftist have to tell.
Thanks fellow Freepers!
I seem to recall one of the Scandinavian countries admitting that they did not see any good in it.
I had read many stories of how recycling was piling up at waste centers because it was to expensive to haul, and the economy had slowed down.
But I cannot find links to show my leftist friend who believes all the fairy tales the leftist have to tell.
My google searches come up nil, so I would expect they are manipulated...or not. Thanks fellow Freepers!
How’s about “Americans not working”
Interesting thread. Hoping you get some links.
Thank you.
me too
Recycling works, with a huge subsidy from the government. Guess it depends on what your definition of works is?
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http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/11/curbside-recycling-preventing-market-failure/
Article from Nov. 2011 with good statistics. Top of article is good, bottom is about San Francisco which has a pay as you throw deal—expensive—to acheive their recycling rate.
Recycling works, with a huge subsidy from the government. Guess it depends on what your definition of works is?
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Any links about that issue.
Locally we have some kid in a town who is trying to get our state to BAN both plastic and paper bags in stores. A brainwashed kid is spearheading the leftist agenda. Sick!
Another article from April, 2012—about the failure of the recycling effort in St. Petersburg, FL.
Looks like it is working in those cities.
In my area everyting is separated and most of it goes to the landfull. all those milk bottles and returnables go to the burner. nothing is recycled.
Here’s another one from today—fasilure in Chicago:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/09/chicago-recycling-fail-1_n_641087.html
Thank you.
Freepers?
Thank you.
Freepers?
It is in the garbage collection contract for your city, you just have to look at all the requirements for them getting the contract.
The city claims it is free in some cases, but the garbage service just spins the cost onto the consumer. The competition in the garbage business is to try to take that garbage and turn it into extra money.
Think of it this way, they make you pay for picking up the trash and the recyclables, then they take the recyclables and sell it for extra money. If it was a normal business, they would have to charge you separately for the recyclables and you would have a right to refuse.
It seem as though they are paid to haul it to the burner although we keep up the pretense that all that nice plastic is being recycled into something useful and good like park benchs and children playsets.
Here is one from a few years ago I remembered; recycling going right to the landfill.
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