tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17562890.post5414545945670635558..comments2024-02-20T03:02:22.748-05:00Comments on Jinx Protocol: An Advocate for NOT RecyclingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17562890.post-74129748986253807172007-02-10T15:09:00.000-05:002007-02-10T15:09:00.000-05:00duly noted, although sometimes I feel as though I ...duly noted, although sometimes I feel as though I come off a little garrish and angry in the posts, and I didn't want that to happen here. I wasn't, like, calling you a tree-hugging hippie or anything! I actually am a conservationist of sorts, too.jinx protocolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02097324381552257948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17562890.post-68777320590468038962007-02-10T15:02:00.000-05:002007-02-10T15:02:00.000-05:00RYC, there was no offense taken - I think it is an...RYC, there was no offense taken - I think it is an interesting discussion. I don't think that the answer is black and white. In the meantime, I choose to err on the side of recycling. You can choose to err on the side of not recycling. At least you have obviously thought about it, as opposed to people who will spout off the anti-recycling message because they don't want to feel like bad people because they don't want to recycle and wouldn't even if the evidence was clear.Danielle in Iowa in Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274576534281164011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17562890.post-48898580252660278492007-02-10T14:15:00.000-05:002007-02-10T14:15:00.000-05:00Okay, so I might have overstated my case a little....Okay, so I might have overstated my case a little. I'm not opposed to recycling, but I just had to point out how wasteful it can be. Danielle has all but set me straight, as you can see, and I know it's a sensitive issue.jinx protocolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02097324381552257948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17562890.post-20804791620870663612007-02-10T12:35:00.000-05:002007-02-10T12:35:00.000-05:00I think it is a complicated issue. I just spent 2...I think it is a complicated issue. I just spent 20 minutes sorting my recycling at the center in 1 degree temps, so you can tell where I stand. I do think a lot about this (mainly as I have to defend my recycling to my roommate who hates having the bins in the basement).<BR/><BR/>But to quote JT "Franklin and other researchers have concluded that recycling does at least save energy - the extra fuel burned while picking up recyclables is more than offset by the energy savings from manufacturing less virgin paper, glass and metal."<BR/><BR/>To me, that is the crux of it. And the difference between me and the Libertarian think tanks so oft quoted in that article is that I think that even if there is a net cost of recycling, that service should be provided by the government (or some other entity that steps in if they figure out how to make a profit). I don't agree with forcing people to recycle, but I also think we should have that option to do so. I actually really like the pay-as-you-throw ideas talked about there and would love to see that implemented more often because like the article says - people might choose to reduce or reuse, which are steps up from recycling.Danielle in Iowa in Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274576534281164011noreply@blogger.com