We had an engineer from Japan at our manufacturing plant one day. He looked at our operation, and remarked, "We waste so much energy! In Japan we shut down everything during breaks to save oil!"
We can learn something from these people!
Regardless of the argued value of recycling...I think there is something in "thinking" people that thinks it is wrong to waste...
Nonetheless...I live in one of the BLUE-est neighborhoods in one of the BLUE-est cities on the planet with almost all 20-something residents...(think Seattle)
Do you think they recycle...hell, no!!!...not even simple stuff like paper, cans, glass.
I go down to my garage and am just appalled. Like I say, there are cost arguments about recycling...but jerks aren't making a statement about that...they just don't give a SH*T.
Also, their cigarette CR*P is everywhere....