[giotto]

Twenty years ago I drew a cartoon depicting two uniformed women going through a garbage can. One was holding a bottle and saying, "Glass bottles, I found GLASS BOTTLES!!!" with an outraged expression on her face. The other was writing a citation for the hapless resident.

At the time, my cartoon was just an absurd extrapolation of the recycling mania taking hold in the late eighties. Today that absurdity has become reality.

[Erik Latranyi]

Why do we have recycling programs?

First, many people are sympathetic to the ‘landfill is evil’ concept.

Second, many people feel good sorting their trash because they THINK it is helping the environment.

Third, many conservatives have relented on this issue and do what they are told.

Fourth, recycling only makes sense if the revenue gained from the recycled matter exceeds the costs of separating/collecting it....of course recycling has NEVER exceeded the costs of collection alone (even if YOUR time sorting is calculated at $0 per hour).

Lastly, if recycling was profitable, it would not have to be MANDATED by gov’t.