I have long felt that recycling does more harm than good
by Nathan (2019-07-15 19:19:39)

In reply to: Reuse, Reduce and Recycle.  posted by TWO

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Recycling has had the unintended consequence of increaseing consumption. I wouldn't be surprised if the world would be better off if we never attempted to recycle plastic. It allowed People to buy Single use plastics guilt free because they were going to throw them in recycling. They have done more harm than good. Also a lot of cities had to buy a second set of trucks once they started recycling programs.

Straight question: does it make goods cheaper? *
by G.K.Chesterton  (2019-07-15 23:42:51)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Speaking for rigid plastics
by Twinkie the Kid  (2019-07-16 10:01:03)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The cost to recycle and repurpose a plastic bottle into new resin/plastic bottles is almost exactly the same as using new raw material.
correct
by boethius  (2019-07-15 21:53:24)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

"Recycling has had the unintended consequence of increaseing consumption" that's bang on and this is my issue with recycling. it affects nothing on the behaviour side - which is 100% of the problem with waste imo.