Its not about the money. Some things are costly, but worth it because of the end-goal. Like having kids. And preserving the planet.
I’ve said it for about 30 years – if recycling was at all efficient, people would pay you to pick it up. I’m with the Austrian economists on this. Price: there is no substitute.https://twitter.com/Travisdhanraj/status/1159175011124621314 …
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Recycling is the 3rd R Remember? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
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Recycling aluminum cans is fine. And glass kinda. That's about it.
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Brazil is probably 1# in aluminium recycling. Other things didnt go so well...
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The fact entrepreneurs haven't found a solution is because either there is no demand or up until now they haven't been creative enough. The demand is there.
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I never bought into recycling. Always struck me as environmental virtue signaling that barely makes a difference while significantly complicating my life. I’ll pass.
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Ounce of prevention anyone?
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If they paid to pick it up that would be less efficient by definition. The whole point is to maximize resources. 30 years, huh?
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I've been saying it for 35 years
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I note the recycling that -is- efficient they do just that. Have a car to scrap? That metal's worth the gas and labor.
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It is effective in societies that prioritize it.
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Here in Korea, it used to be extremely common for people to gather all manner of recycling because a profit was turned. But ever since China no longer accepts imports of waste paper for recycling, the value of the recyclable paper/cardboard has gone off a cliff.
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I am not actually sure what the price is now, and if the crisis is persisting, but for a while there was nobody even gathering recyclable paper/cardboard. Something has been done to change the situation again.
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So it is kind of interesting because there is a point at which recycling is profitable, but things can change quickly to make it not profitable. I also wonder if the Chinese importing recyclable paper was ever actually profitable for them, or if govt subsidies/corruption made it
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profitable for the people who engaged in it but a net loss for society in reality.
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