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Aug
12
Filed Under (Civic Participation) by Brad
River asked:
So, to recycle a can, I first need to wash it out so it can go in the bin. Then the huge recycling truck has to drive and pick up all the bins and deliver them. And then energy is used to sort and turn that aluminum into a raw reusable form.
So, to recycle a can, I first need to wash it out so it can go in the bin. Then the huge recycling truck has to drive and pick up all the bins and deliver them. And then energy is used to sort and turn that aluminum into a raw reusable form.
I would love to help the environment. I just would like some pointers to actual data regarding whether the resources used and pollution created in recycling is worth the end result of the can not ending up in a dump.
