let’s stop reusing and start reducing these so-called facts about waste
these so-called facts about waste
these so-called facts about waste management the wait where you going I
management the wait where you going I
management the wait where you going I swear it’s gonna be interesting
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top 5 myths about recycling how you
top 5 myths about recycling how you doing you’re gonna love this
doing you’re gonna love this
doing you’re gonna love this neighborhood every single house here
neighborhood every single house here
neighborhood every single house here recycles we’re done yeah myth number
recycles we’re done yeah myth number
recycles we’re done yeah myth number five recycling was invented to reduce
five recycling was invented to reduce
five recycling was invented to reduce waste
waste
waste according to samantha mcbride author of
according to samantha mcbride author of
according to samantha mcbride author of recycling reconsidered regardless of how
recycling reconsidered regardless of how
recycling reconsidered regardless of how wholeheartedly environmentalists adopted
wholeheartedly environmentalists adopted
wholeheartedly environmentalists adopted and championed the system recycling
and championed the system recycling
and championed the system recycling programs were really never intended to
programs were really never intended to
programs were really never intended to save the environment or reduce waste it
save the environment or reduce waste it
save the environment or reduce waste it was a solution by manufacturing
was a solution by manufacturing
was a solution by manufacturing industries to avoid legislation over
industries to avoid legislation over
industries to avoid legislation over packaging you may not realize this
packaging you may not realize this
packaging you may not realize this marshall eriksen but you’ve got a huge
marshall eriksen but you’ve got a huge
marshall eriksen but you’ve got a huge package when plastic became the new
package when plastic became the new
package when plastic became the new standard in packaging in the 1670s it
standard in packaging in the 1670s it
standard in packaging in the 1670s it quickly began to overwhelm landfills the
quickly began to overwhelm landfills the
quickly began to overwhelm landfills the seemingly logical solution would have
seemingly logical solution would have
seemingly logical solution would have been to develop regulations to limit
been to develop regulations to limit
been to develop regulations to limit access packaging but no profit
access packaging but no profit
access packaging but no profit maximizing industry likes to be
maximizing industry likes to be
maximizing industry likes to be regulated and a healthy distrust for big
regulated and a healthy distrust for big
regulated and a healthy distrust for big government the main industries involved
government the main industries involved
government the main industries involved especially the beverage industry push
especially the beverage industry push
especially the beverage industry push for municipal recycling as a means to
for municipal recycling as a means to
for municipal recycling as a means to shift the burden socially and fiscally
shift the burden socially and fiscally
shift the burden socially and fiscally off themselves onto the consumer and
off themselves onto the consumer and
off themselves onto the consumer and local governments so what you’re saying
local governments so what you’re saying
local governments so what you’re saying is everything is society’s fault and we
is everything is society’s fault and we
is everything is society’s fault and we as individuals never need to take
as individuals never need to take
as individuals never need to take responsibility for anything no myth
responsibility for anything no myth
responsibility for anything no myth number four anything you put in compost
number four anything you put in compost
number four anything you put in compost or recycling will just biodegrade in a
or recycling will just biodegrade in a
or recycling will just biodegrade in a landfill anyway it’s a common argument
landfill anyway it’s a common argument
landfill anyway it’s a common argument made by anyone who can’t be bothered
made by anyone who can’t be bothered
made by anyone who can’t be bothered with a multi-prong waste management
with a multi-prong waste management
with a multi-prong waste management solution in their neighborhood i’m on
solution in their neighborhood i’m on
solution in their neighborhood i’m on this fight every day because i care
this fight every day because i care
this fight every day because i care about the planet
about the planet
about the planet the thinking behind it is that anything
the thinking behind it is that anything
the thinking behind it is that anything capable of decomposing is going to do it
capable of decomposing is going to do it
capable of decomposing is going to do it over time naturally regardless of
over time naturally regardless of
over time naturally regardless of whether it’s in a compost heap at a
whether it’s in a compost heap at a
whether it’s in a compost heap at a recycling plant or in a landfill
recycling plant or in a landfill
recycling plant or in a landfill eggshells carrot tops compost is cool
eggshells carrot tops compost is cool
eggshells carrot tops compost is cool but here’s the thing in order to things
but here’s the thing in order to things
but here’s the thing in order to things to biodegrade oxygen is needed as well
to biodegrade oxygen is needed as well
to biodegrade oxygen is needed as well as a proper balance of materials
as a proper balance of materials
as a proper balance of materials all in landfills the massive piles of
all in landfills the massive piles of
all in landfills the massive piles of garbage don’t allow for enough oxygen
garbage don’t allow for enough oxygen
garbage don’t allow for enough oxygen reducing the rate of degradation
reducing the rate of degradation
reducing the rate of degradation significantly furthermore most recycling
significantly furthermore most recycling
significantly furthermore most recycling materials take ages to decompose
materials take ages to decompose
materials take ages to decompose naturally most plastics take between 450
naturally most plastics take between 450
naturally most plastics take between 450 and a thousand years glass bottles will
and a thousand years glass bottles will
and a thousand years glass bottles will literally take millions of years to
literally take millions of years to
literally take millions of years to break down in a landfill myth number
break down in a landfill myth number
break down in a landfill myth number three goods made from recycling
three goods made from recycling
three goods made from recycling materials cost more Marketing is largely
materials cost more Marketing is largely
materials cost more Marketing is largely to blame for this common misconception
to blame for this common misconception
to blame for this common misconception many companies charge more for products
many companies charge more for products
many companies charge more for products packaged or made out of recycled
packaged or made out of recycled
packaged or made out of recycled materials but in reality Goods can be
materials but in reality Goods can be
materials but in reality Goods can be made from recycled materials quite
made from recycled materials quite
made from recycled materials quite cost-effectively either on par with
cost-effectively either on par with
cost-effectively either on par with those made from virgin materials or in
those made from virgin materials or in
those made from virgin materials or in some cases at a fraction of the cost for
some cases at a fraction of the cost for
some cases at a fraction of the cost for example making cans from recycled
example making cans from recycled
example making cans from recycled aluminium takes 4% of the total energy
aluminium takes 4% of the total energy
aluminium takes 4% of the total energy needed to make them from virgin
needed to make them from virgin
needed to make them from virgin materials but made from recycled
materials but made from recycled
materials but made from recycled materials is a buzzword in the packaging
materials is a buzzword in the packaging
materials is a buzzword in the packaging industry and a great excuse to charge an
industry and a great excuse to charge an
industry and a great excuse to charge an extra buck admittedly low-grade plastics
extra buck admittedly low-grade plastics
extra buck admittedly low-grade plastics are not yet cost effective to recycle
are not yet cost effective to recycle
are not yet cost effective to recycle nor is recycling glass if it’s melted
nor is recycling glass if it’s melted
nor is recycling glass if it’s melted down between each use reusing bottles
down between each use reusing bottles
down between each use reusing bottles however is totally financially viable
however is totally financially viable
however is totally financially viable myth number two if recycling was
myth number two if recycling was
myth number two if recycling was financially viable it would be the
financially viable it would be the
financially viable it would be the natural choice of the free market among
natural choice of the free market among
natural choice of the free market among the many arguments made by Penn & Teller
the many arguments made by Penn & Teller
the many arguments made by Penn & Teller against recycling on their show BS it’s
against recycling on their show BS it’s
against recycling on their show BS it’s the idea that the free market should
the idea that the free market should
the idea that the free market should dictate our waste management solutions
dictate our waste management solutions
dictate our waste management solutions pointing towards the fact that recycling
pointing towards the fact that recycling
pointing towards the fact that recycling programs are subsidized as proof of its
programs are subsidized as proof of its
programs are subsidized as proof of its failure but with more efficient
failure but with more efficient
failure but with more efficient recycling systems recycling it’s
recycling systems recycling it’s
recycling systems recycling it’s becoming increasingly worthwhile as an
becoming increasingly worthwhile as an
becoming increasingly worthwhile as an investment additionally this complaint
investment additionally this complaint
investment additionally this complaint suggests that landfill waste management
suggests that landfill waste management
suggests that landfill waste management or incineration isn’t government
or incineration isn’t government
or incineration isn’t government subsidized while these industries are
subsidized while these industries are
subsidized while these industries are often privately contracted government
often privately contracted government
often privately contracted government subsidies still usually apply the more
subsidies still usually apply the more
subsidies still usually apply the more raw material industry also typically
raw material industry also typically
raw material industry also typically receives subsidies to encourage the
receives subsidies to encourage the
receives subsidies to encourage the growth meaning that none of the
growth meaning that none of the
growth meaning that none of the competition is actually playing on the
competition is actually playing on the
competition is actually playing on the even free market playing field like
even free market playing field like
even free market playing field like everything else the value of recycled
everything else the value of recycled
everything else the value of recycled materials fluctuates but it has
materials fluctuates but it has
materials fluctuates but it has consistently proven itself a marketable
consistently proven itself a marketable
consistently proven itself a marketable good then
good then
good then we’ll sell out the recycling which is in
we’ll sell out the recycling which is in
we’ll sell out the recycling which is in part of the fourth leg but it’s still
part of the fourth leg but it’s still
part of the fourth leg but it’s still very important myth number one recycling
very important myth number one recycling
very important myth number one recycling programs consume more energy than
programs consume more energy than
programs consume more energy than recycling saves collecting recycled
recycling saves collecting recycled
recycling saves collecting recycled materials may be expensive especially
materials may be expensive especially
materials may be expensive especially when you consider all the manpower
when you consider all the manpower
when you consider all the manpower involved in the sorting process but it’s
involved in the sorting process but it’s
involved in the sorting process but it’s far from a self-defeating system how
far from a self-defeating system how
far from a self-defeating system how you’re doing there’s a reason we have
you’re doing there’s a reason we have
you’re doing there’s a reason we have bins labeled recycle what the hell is
bins labeled recycle what the hell is
bins labeled recycle what the hell is going on my God in heaven there’s no
going on my God in heaven there’s no
going on my God in heaven there’s no shortage of conflicting info out there
shortage of conflicting info out there
shortage of conflicting info out there but when the entire lifecycle of
but when the entire lifecycle of
but when the entire lifecycle of materials and the collection are taken
materials and the collection are taken
materials and the collection are taken into account
into account
into account recycling proves it’s worth according to
recycling proves it’s worth according to
recycling proves it’s worth according to Jeff Morris an environmental consultant
Jeff Morris an environmental consultant
Jeff Morris an environmental consultant on average it takes ten point four
on average it takes ten point four
on average it takes ten point four million BTUs to manufacture products
million BTUs to manufacture products
million BTUs to manufacture products from a ton of recyclables compared to
from a ton of recyclables compared to
from a ton of recyclables compared to twenty three point three million BTUs of
twenty three point three million BTUs of
twenty three point three million BTUs of virgin materials as for the collection
virgin materials as for the collection
virgin materials as for the collection and processing of those recycled
and processing of those recycled
and processing of those recycled materials you only need to add point
materials you only need to add point
materials you only need to add point nine million Btu recycling is more
nine million Btu recycling is more
nine million Btu recycling is more effective in a fair competition even
effective in a fair competition even
effective in a fair competition even before you consider the very worthy
before you consider the very worthy
before you consider the very worthy environmental and resource related
environmental and resource related
environmental and resource related benefits and recycle those plastics or
benefits and recycle those plastics or
benefits and recycle those plastics or else I’ll turn you actually free so
else I’ll turn you actually free so
else I’ll turn you actually free so which of these myths did you believe
which of these myths did you believe
which of these myths did you believe check out these other great clips from
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