Is recycling a scam just to make people feel better about their waste? One place I worked in took all the meticulously sorted recyclables and routinely through them in the general garbage. Then there%26#039;s all the productive hours lost by homeowners who could be doing better things.....and lets face it....unless you are in like downtown NY city, there%26#039;s plenty of places for landfills. Counties even compete for them (jobs, tax incentives).

The %26quot;mixed%26quot; garbage provides jobs on a sort line for the mentally retarded.

And the few true recyclables line the pockets of people with names like Waxman and Cohen.....getting rich off of all of your unneeded sorting.

I think the public has been sadly duped (and duped VERY well)

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3 months ago

@Katie: That%26#039;s cool and all, but where do you think the energy comes from to recycle all this stuff...yep consuming something else!!! 67% 2 Votes

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• Hmmmm --- I agree with you to a point ---- One way I disagree is concerning the metals - like cans.... Those are a valueable resource that should be recycled. Its been proven to reduce the amount of metals removed from the ground and is a sensible way to reuse natural materials....... And the mentally retarded comment -- cmon thats not very enlightend thinking.... Even menial labor has to be done... Not everybody becomes a doctor, accountant or saleslady at the mall... At least a person doing a crappy job like that isnt sitting home collecting welfare..... 0% 0 Votes
• No, re-cycle stuff goes to a factory and turns the re-cycled garbage into something new........Re-cycleing helps save the world, so RE-CYCLE! 33% 1 Vote