home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Path: sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!csc.ti.com!tilde.csc.ti.com!ticipa!elise
- From: elise@ticipa.pac.sc.ti.com (Elise Wade)
- Subject: Re: Diapers and the Environment
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.184123.6772@ticipa.pac.sc.ti.com>
- Organization: Texas Instruments
- References: <12NOV199223260648@trentu.ca>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:41:23 GMT
- Lines: 32
-
- In article <12NOV199223260648@trentu.ca> bwolfe@trentu.ca (BEN WOLFE) writes:
- >Elise Wade writes:
- >
- >The biggest % of landfills -- about 1 / 2 in fact -- is taken up by
- >newspaper. The next biggest items is yard wastes, such as grass
- >clippings. So, if you *really* care about the environment, stop
- >buying newspapers (they don't have the capacity to recycle all
- >that is produced) and put your leaves and grass clippings in a
- >compost pile.
- >
- >
- >
- >A couple of other people have come up with similar statistics. Actually
- >this is far from accurate. The *total* amount of paper of all kinds in
- >landfills, including newspaper, fine paper, corrugated cardboard, packaging
- >and so on is about 40%. Organic material of all kinds, including grass
- >clippings, comes in between 25% and 30%. ALL of the paper waste except a
- >few odd bits that consist of multiple materials or contain hot-melt glues
- >is currently recyclable. VIRTUALLY ALL of the organic material is easily
- >compostable.
- >
- [...]
- >Tell me again why that's "insignificant" and an acceptable legacy to leave
- >our children ...
- >
-
- My, my, my *what* was I thinking? Of course, Ben Wolfe is more
- of an expert on everything than I (or National Geographic). And,
- he is just naturally the most morally superior person on the face
- of the earth. Us morally inferior low lifes like myself just
- keep forgetting to bow to the wonderfully superior person! ;) ;)
- Elise
-