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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recycle, but, honestly I'm not sure the evidence has demonstrated that it makes much of a difference to the environment.  My very green nephew makes a strong case that recycling just makes affluent people feel good.  The recycling trucks also use gas, oil, etc. -to haul the recycling to the recycling center - so instead of having the garbage truck out 2x per week, you have the 2x garbage plus the 1x recycling.  In addition, you are using a tremendous amount of resources to convert the recyclables into new products.  Still, probably a good thing, but not sure it is a green as we might want to believe.[/quote]

What recycling is, is BIG BUSINESS.

And yes, it does make affluent people feel good (and super extra smug), as demonstrated by the OP.
 
We recycle because that is what we do, it is as second nature to me as wearing my seat belt. My parents recycled, we grew up sorting and recycling, so I do it now.  We also use reusable bags for everything, including shopping at the mall. The bag thing mainly has to do wtih the fact that I LOATHE clutter. I don't like to bring anything unecessary into the house.  Christmas boxes from Amazon make me crazy.

FWIW, I'm a libertarian-far to the right of many of you.[/quote]

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