[stylin_geek]

I found this to be rather interesting.

[AZLiberty]

Heck, I thought recycling was my patriotic duty. Sometimes, if I didn't have sufficient paper to fill up my blue bin, I'd go to the store and buy extra stuff so I could recycle the packaging.

I didn't want to be accused of not recycling enough.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Nice to know - I think I'll run over and tell many of my pious "We recycle so we are better than you, cuz we care" neighbors about this...

[TC Rider]

Still not sorting trash since 1952.


About 10 years ago, when our local program was still fresh in everyone's mind, a neighbors child 'caught' me dumping empty beer cans into the regular trash.

The mind-numbed victim of public school indoctrination looked at me with tears in his eyes and said, "Mr. Teddy, if you don't recycle, the rain forests will burn down!".

I told him not to worry, if the rain forest caught on fire, I'd drink more beer and pee on it. That seemed to satisfy him or at least frighteded him enough to go away. (and yes, his Dad and I had a good laugh about it.)

[RippleFire]

bump

[Hank Rearden]

I don't live in Calcutta, so I always attempt to minimize the amount of time spent playing with my garbage.

[metesky]

Please see tagline...

[Carry_Okie]

Why did people promote recycling so heavily in the first place? Lots of people probably misunderstood the costs and benefits. It’s also true that eco-activists urgently wanted everybody to feel a direct stake in saving the planet. Telling us all to recycle was their way to make us feel eco-involved.

This is a clueless answer. The foundations that financially sponsor eco groups are heavily invested in selling you energy and water. Guess what recycling wastes in abundance?

[Lando Lincoln]

BTTT

Lando

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[Amelia]

Look, we've been separating all that stuff for nothing!