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Old 07-25-2008, 08:09 AM   #15 (permalink)
Martian
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Originally Posted by shesus View Post
My questions to recycling advocates are:
How do you know for certain that your recycling bin isn't being tossed in with the rest of the garbage? How much electricity is it using to recycle? Is it really as environment friendly as it appears?
This is also an interesting point. I remember reading a few years ago that some types of plastic are simply tossed out at the recycling centre because they're not cost effective. Eventually the price of new plastic will raise and this will change.

At the same time, separating my recycling from my garbage is such a low-cost activity that I have no problem doing it.
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