Comments on: The recession will not be recycled http://everydaytrash.com/2008/12/08/the-recession-will-not-be-recycled/ A closer look at what we throw away. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: everydaytrash http://everydaytrash.com/2008/12/08/the-recession-will-not-be-recycled/#comment-7098 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:11:09 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=1449#comment-7098 Ugh, so depressing. Thanks for the UK update, Matt.

]]> By: Matt SF http://everydaytrash.com/2008/12/08/the-recession-will-not-be-recycled/#comment-7092 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:19:37 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=1449#comment-7092 I saw a similar report currently affecting the UK. Their cardboard recycling factories are considering shutting down b/c the necessary profits are no longer there… a price decline ~ 75% for their recycled goods.

Apparently, all that “stuff” that American consumers used to buy aren’t being bought anymore. Therefore, China has no reason to buy recycled cardboard to package & ship our useless junk. Problem is, the UK will likely stick that garbage in landfills.

Got to love trickle down economics!!!

]]> By: Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume Ninety Five. | The Good Human http://everydaytrash.com/2008/12/08/the-recession-will-not-be-recycled/#comment-7084 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:01:22 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=1449#comment-7084 [...] Uh oh, looks like trash ain’t worth what it used to be. The Times reports today that recycled materials like plastic and cardboard, once sold as scrap for a profit, are piling up because no one wants to buy junk anymore. It’s a development that sadly takes a big bite out of a cost/benefits argument for public recycling programs. Cities don’t seem to be cutting back on collection just yet, but the figures are dramatic. [...]

]]> By: everydaytrash http://everydaytrash.com/2008/12/08/the-recession-will-not-be-recycled/#comment-7063 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:24:12 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=1449#comment-7063 Thanks for the link, Ruby!

DT, you have finally convinced me I need to sit down and plug out some e-waste posts. I love the packaging committee idea. Tangible proposals like that are few and far between. We need to come up with more recommendations.

]]> By: divaruby http://everydaytrash.com/2008/12/08/the-recession-will-not-be-recycled/#comment-7061 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:24:45 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=1449#comment-7061 Its a GOOD thing that China will not be accepting our waste!

60 minutes had a story about the problems with China accepting e-waste from the USA, check it out HERE

includes footage of Jim Puckett, founder of the Basel Action Network, a group working to stop the dumping of toxic materials in poor countries that certifies ethical e-waste recyclers in the United States

]]> By: dumpstertaoist http://everydaytrash.com/2008/12/08/the-recession-will-not-be-recycled/#comment-7060 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:50:51 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=1449#comment-7060 I’d certainly be happy if the conversation went that way. The simplest solution is not to create junk, instead of recycling it. Recycling is at huge odds with capitalism, so real change will come along with things like universal health care. Here’s a few ideas for the far future:

1. Packaging committee: all goods sold in US must be sold in environmentally friendly packaging that biodegrades or is returnable for deposit refund. All packaging must be approved by committee.

2. Mandatory e-waste disposal fee and deposit on all electronic goods. All good are returnable to store or facility. Deposit refunded on return. The amount of the fee is based on life expectancy of product. Short life, bigger fee.

Since the majority of waste in landfills is commerical/industrial and not household, I say a

3. Business recycling inspector

would be a good idea.

I think recycling paper is a waste of time, personally, so wouldnt worry about it.

-z

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