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Is recycling worth the energy put in?

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Does recycling cause more carbon emission and use more energy in its processes than it saves in decreasing manufacture?

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YES 85%
NO 15%

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13

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piglet

raised on :

Mon, 2006-11-20 19:42

category :

Environmental

last updated :

Mon, 2006-11-20 19:42
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YES 85%
NO 15%

total of opinions :

13

voted yes :

11

voted no :

2
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this opinion was posted by soulspin (1 year ago )

I heard that most things just end up at the dump anyway, but I'll continue to do it

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this opinion was posted by merry (1 year ago )

what other energy does composting consume other than free and abundant energy? ...are you talking about the energy put in by the person??

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this opinion was posted by Jungle (2 years ago )

Recycling is more energy efficient than resource extraction and production processes which are required to produce new materials.

But we all know that the 3Rs Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.. there is a 5Rs as well but I cannot remember them all :(