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- From: b_nbca@icarus.lbl.gov (Bruce Nordman)
- Newsgroups: ca.environment
- Subject: Re: Plastic Recycling and Products Ther
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 02:09:36 GMT
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- A few comments on this plastics recycling thread:
-
- * The suggestion was made (tylerh@cco.caltech.edu (Tyler R. Holcomb)) that
- unit-pricing of solid waste ("pickup BY THE BARREL") would greatly help
- recycling of post-consumer plastics. This is already the case in many
- areas, and some are considering charging for solid waste by weight.
- While these are good ideas, I think they help only marginally, if at all,
- to significantly increasing plastics recycling.
-
- * ||> Plastics, even if they were being dumped in the landfill ||
- ||> are still a better option than paper products. ||
- || ||
- ||=o= Not inherently, and not in the long term. ||
-
- Come on, folks -- making generalizations very sweeping doesn't make them
- any more true. If you had a choice of several doctors, one of which said
- "I only use metallic products", one which said "I only use plastic products",
- and one which said "I only use biomass-produced products", which doctor
- would you choose? Or might you think that the appropriate material
- depends on the use? The same applies to materials and product use.
-
- * The discussion seems to revolve around landfills and landfilling,
- as if that is the best way to organize thoughts on the idea.
- To actually influence manufacturers, retailers, consumers, etc.,
- I believe a much broader view is required that will have landfill
- issues present, but off in a corner.
-
- Bruce Nordman
- B_Nordman@lbl.gov
-