Do you recycle?
Why do you recycle?
Just watch the video.... Penn and Teller, tell how it is. NWS because of cussing.

http://www.stuntcook.com/index.php?i=10299

 

Is this the one where they time the people and ask them to put everything in colorcoded bins?

 

Definitely a one sided arguement. It's incredibly easy to pick and choose facts to support your case, but I bet if that were argued by a competent and knowledgable environmentalist, it would be torn to shreds.

 

^no

 

Thats funny as shit...

but at least I still feel good

 

recycling is not motivated by economic purposes, it is motivated by environmental purposes. that recycling may use more resources is troubling, but is a problem with our current process, not the concept behind recycling itself. reusing artificial materials (plastic, glass, aluminum cans) that would take tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of years (or more) to decompose on their own would be extremely valuable. doesn't mean we have the process nailed down, but it's still worth investing time and money into if it can be made more efficient.

the fact that it costs more money is a non issue. i'm willing to spend a little more money if it means the environment can be a little healthier. people that don't care about the earth's environment or place money before it make me sick.

 

I agree. The video fails to mention where this "extra energy" is being generated from. If they are renewable sources, then the extra energy is a non-issue. Not to mention that they didn't even bring up the fact that creating new products as opposed to recycling existing ones requires the use of non renewable sources, namely oil, in their production.

 

I don't know if all their arguments hold any water, but I can tell you that it does save a significant amount of energy and resources to recycle paper, aluminum and steel cans. This is a simple fact. If it were not, you sure as hell could not get any cash for scrap metal or paper. Here in America, private businesses will not pay you more than something is worth. I could not say about plastic, but the raw material for making plastic is petroleum, which we should probably be more careful how we use.

The impetus of this little movie seems to be the report that this government guy put out saying we were running out of landfill space. Just because some government stooge says someting, does not make it true(eg, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman")

I like Penn&Teller, funny sons of bitches, loved their HBO show, Bullshit!, which very likely is the source of this little vignette. That said, they are largely full of shit on this one.

 

the problem with enviromentalists is they are idealists and they cant take anythign short of perfect.

we wouldnt need recycling if more of our stuff was biodegradable... but we cant make biodegradable things becasue treehuggers wont let us use paper... honestly they are a bunch of whining idiots that really need to learn how to compromise.

 

lol, pretty good video.

be cool if we could figure a way to fill up new orleans so it be more above sea level and be safe for the environment