Some thoughts on recycling.
November 15, 2006
Albany's Lying About Recycling: The way Albany creates recycling numbers is a fraud.
Bigger Bottle Bill: We need to expand the bill and find better ways to recycle.
Bigger Bottle Bill: Why our state needs to pass an updated bottle bill this year.
Debbie Jackson: The Recycling Guru: Jackson's speech to Pine Bush misses the importance of finding bold solutions to the solid waste problems.
No More Recycling For You: As recycling programs lose public interest they decline and end.
Recycling at Peace Picnic: How it's possible to recycle even when outing.
Regional Recycling in Cities: Maybe the transfer station model for disposing of trash is a good alternative to curbside pickup.
Remanufacturing: High value remanufacturing is superior to normal recycling.
Wasting and Recycling: Recycling is good but not a real solution to our solid waste problem.
You Recycle: So?: Recycling makes us feel virtuous, but our solid waste problem is much bigger.
I've always recycled. I always try to save materials for recycling and avoid tossing things in the trash. It really bothers me to throw things away, yet somehow it's more okay to toss things in the recycling bin to be hauled off somewhere and hopefully turned into something new.
So why do I recycle? I recycle as it's a way to absolve some of my guilt for all the materials I consume everyday. I suspect that is the reason that most people recycle. We produce massive amounts of waste each day, and while it's largely out of sight, it still bothers us. We feel we must do something more proper with our waste.
Recycling slows the process of extraction of resources to the dumping of resources for a brief period time. It certainly has slowed the increase in our trash dumping, but it seems that even our best intentions can't slow our consumption of material. Recycling cuts down on waste and makes me feel good.
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