[marron]

It turns out that the composting program not only cost the House an estimated $475,000 a year (according to the House inspector general) but actually increased energy consumption in the form of "additional energy for the pulping process and the increased hauling distance to the composting facility,"

Econ 101. If it costs more money, this is your first clue that it is not more "green". It costs more in energy, materials, handling, something, or it wouldn't cost more.

[MrB]

But the point of “being green” is to feel good about yourself as a “good person” who “cares about the erf” [more than those other people].