From Anthropocene
“Many towns and cities in the U.S. have halted or scaled back their curbside recycling programs in an effort to reduce costs. But this is a misguided approach when it comes to fighting climate change, according to a new study... It’s true that collecting recyclables separately is almost always more expensive than simply sending all household garbage to the landfill. ‘The expense of collecting and separating bottles, cans and paper products exceeds the resale value of the recovered materials,’ the researchers report. But placed in larger context, the cost is relatively modest. ” |
