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What You Think About Landfill and Recycling Is Probably Totally Wrong
in the highly developed economies of the future, it is probable that cities will become huge, rich and diverse mines of raw materials. These mines will differ from any now to be found because they will become richer the more and the longer they are exploited. The law of diminishing returns applies to other mining operations: the richest veins, havi
... See moreJane Jacobs • The Economy of Cities
Single-use plastic bags are the worst environmental choice at the supermarket. Wrong: they’re the best choice. These high-density polyethylene bags are a marvel of economic, engineering, and environmental efficiency: cheap and convenient, waterproof, strong enough to hold groceries but so thin and light that they require scant energy, water, or oth... See more
John Tierney • The Perverse Panic over Plastic
If people believe they can buy aluminum coffee capsules, plastic water bottles or even new cars expecting that everything will be recycled and reused, it allows them to consume with a clean conscience.
“The positive emotions associated with recycling can overpower the negative emotions associated with wasting” — Monic Sun and Remi Trudel, professors
... See morepolitico.eu • How Recycling Is Killing the Planet
Our excrement is a natural, renewable and sustainable resource – if only we can overcome our visceral disgust of it.