General: Recycling
Cry Wolf Quotes
Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America: a waste of time and money, a waste of human and natural resources.
Recycling itself can cause environmental harm...As a result, the environmental costs of recycling may exceed any possible environmental benefits.
Journalists...did a remarkable job of creating the garbage crisis...Mandatory recycling programs aren't good for posterity. They offer mainly short-term benefits to a few groups -- politicians, public relations consultants, environmental organizations, waste-handling corporations -- while diverting money from genuine social and environmental problems.
A 5 cent bottle deposit program typically spends $500 for every ton of cans and bottles collected, which makes curbside recycling look like a bargain. States without mandatory deposits...have proven that the most efficient way to reduce litter is to hire cleanup crews.
