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Vengeful Elegance Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:39 pm
Do you think that 'going green' really helps? From recycling to organic food, does it really make a difference?
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:48 pm
Recycling aluminum and plastic instead of throwing it away probably does help a little bit. I'm sure it makes a difference as far as land fills go. I haven't really looked into it but it seems like the amount of energy they would have to use to sterilize all that aluminum and plastic and then melt it down would kind of defeat the purpose.
The paper recycling, in my opinion, is completely pointless. First of all paper breaks down. Secondly, it does not save trees. Trees used for paper are grown specifically for the purpose of making paper. If anything, recycling paper eliminates the need to plant more trees. And what about the ink? Again, I'll have to look into this. But I'm assuming that they would have to use chemicals to remove the ink from all that newspaper in order to reuse it. What do they do with the chemicals and ink afterward?
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Vengeful Elegance Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 4:44 am
Are you kidding? Okay, this is how Wikipedia defines Recycling: Wikipedia Recycling involves processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction Wikipedia Economic analysis of recycling includes what economists call externalities, which are unpriced costs and benefits that accrue to individuals outside of private transactions. Examples include: decreased air pollution and greenhouse gases from incineration, reduced hazardous waste leaching from landfills, reduced energy consumption, and reduced waste and resource consumption, which leads to a reduction in environmentally damaging mining and timber activity. Organics is just about your own personal health- are you interested in eating something that is or is not coated with totally unnecessary chemicals?
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:47 am
I think it helps when done on a larger scale.
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