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Old 05-08-2020, 06:01 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by jbolty View Post
I don't think I have ever seen a straight line accounting of the costs to recycle both financially and environmentally. Aside from the money involved I very much doubt there is any net gain for the planet after running multiple truck routes with tires, wear and tear and diesel; how many pound of extra pollution for that. Then the extra energy to move the stuff around, forklifts, loaders, conveyors, crush it transport it. I think it's 95% virtue signaling
I think there are situations where recycling makes sense and others where it simply does not.
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