I have never thought about people recycling drugs. A huge problem I see with our society today it that everyting is 'disposable'. Cars are made to last 100,000 miles, televisions and household appliances are made to be replaced instead of repaired. People need to realize just because you get rid of something it still exsists on Earth in one form or another. I think everyone should be educated on how much recycling can cut down on the amount of waste that is produced.
I was also shocked by the idea of recycling drugs. That was a new idea for me and one that would leave me, a consumer, asking many questions regarding safety, contamination, etc.
I had always considered the land use/landfill argument for recycling. I had never considered the idea that recycling products produces lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions than virgin production of the same goods.
This is such an important topic on so many levels. You did a good job of showing that in your presentation. I am always referring to the US as the throw away society. No longer do you call a repair man for the TV, or even the vacuum to name just 2 as you can easily buy them cheaply at any number of "big box" retailers. WE still don't recycle those items as well, even if we personally consider ourselves recyclers it goes beyond the cans, bottles, paper, and plastics. Parts of the world our far ahead of us in recycling. The good news with this topic is we have embraced it, we just need to embrace it more fully. Just look at how some countries (albeit usually poor ones) still carry glass jars to the market for purchase of their dry goods. No need for a container, or box, not even a bag. Just a refill of the jar. we like our cheap products in this country, but when technology products became so cheap, it encouraged us to throw out old ones, even not broke ones, to replace them with new items every few years. Again enjoyed the presentation, thanks.
I enjoyed your presentation. Since it cost only 4 dollars more per person to recycle, I think it should be mandatory. Cities should make recycling the only way for trash removal from all homes and companies.
There was a great story on NPR this morning about this topic. The main point of the article was the problem waste recycling companies are having with selling the materials they collect so the stuff is just piling up. Here is a link to the report:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97933374
At some point I heard a report from New York or some city that mandates recycling and fines people who put recyclables in the regular trash. A reporter followed the recycle truck on its route and found that that truck went straight to the landfill and dumped it's load. This was years ago--hopefully the
I also heard one of my current neighbors complain that the recycle truck in our neighborhood just dumps all of the recycleables into the truck without sorting them. He wonders if the stuff really gets sorted and recycled.
I hate to play Devil's Advocate, but there are some people out there who don't think recycling is real.
I think as more and more items are made from recycled goods, the more people will believe that it is truly a good practice!
Thanks for your presentation, I did not know that some items in your presentation could be recycled.
I'm speechless by some of the issues posed. I would have never thought of the economic or environmental issues caused by recycling. Who new that all of the newspapers we recycle would cause increased water pollution.
I did a presentation on recycling at Albany State University and the vastness of this issue is sometimes overwhelming. Recycling just makes sense. It seems to me that more people would be willing to jump on board with recycling because all of the benefits coming from recycling.
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I have never thought about people recycling drugs.
A huge problem I see with our society today it that everyting is 'disposable'. Cars are made to last 100,000 miles, televisions and household appliances are made to be replaced instead of repaired. People need to realize just because you get rid of something it still exsists on Earth in one form or another.
I think everyone should be educated on how much recycling can cut down on the amount of waste that is produced.
I was also shocked by the idea of recycling drugs. That was a new idea for me and one that would leave me, a consumer, asking many questions regarding safety, contamination, etc.
I had always considered the land use/landfill argument for recycling. I had never considered the idea that recycling products produces lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions than virgin production of the same goods.
This is such an important topic on so many levels. You did a good job of showing that in your presentation. I am always referring to the US as the throw away society. No longer do you call a repair man for the TV, or even the vacuum to name just 2 as you can easily buy them cheaply at any number of "big box" retailers. WE still don't recycle those items as well, even if we personally consider ourselves recyclers it goes beyond the cans, bottles, paper, and plastics. Parts of the world our far ahead of us in recycling. The good news with this topic is we have embraced it, we just need to embrace it more fully. Just look at how some countries (albeit usually poor ones) still carry glass jars to the market for purchase of their dry goods. No need for a container, or box, not even a bag. Just a refill of the jar. we like our cheap products in this country, but when technology products became so cheap, it encouraged us to throw out old ones, even not broke ones, to replace them with new items every few years. Again enjoyed the presentation, thanks.
I enjoyed your presentation. Since it cost only 4 dollars more per person to recycle, I think it should be mandatory. Cities should make recycling the only way for trash removal from all homes and companies.
There was a great story on NPR this morning about this topic. The main point of the article was the problem waste recycling companies are having with selling the materials they collect so the stuff is just piling up. Here is a link to the report:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97933374
At some point I heard a report from New York or some city that mandates recycling and fines people who put recyclables in the regular trash. A reporter followed the recycle truck on its route and found that that truck went straight to the landfill and dumped it's load. This was years ago--hopefully the
I also heard one of my current neighbors complain that the recycle truck in our neighborhood just dumps all of the recycleables into the truck without sorting them. He wonders if the stuff really gets sorted and recycled.
I hate to play Devil's Advocate, but there are some people out there who don't think recycling is real.
I think as more and more items are made from recycled goods, the more people will believe that it is truly a good practice!
Thanks for your presentation, I did not know that some items in your presentation could be recycled.
I'm speechless by some of the issues posed. I would have never thought of the economic or environmental issues caused by recycling. Who new that all of the newspapers we recycle would cause increased water pollution.
I did a presentation on recycling at Albany State University and the vastness of this issue is sometimes overwhelming. Recycling just makes sense. It seems to me that more people would be willing to jump on board with recycling because all of the benefits coming from recycling.
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