Dear GEP colleagues: A friend of mine working as a senior economist in the Bush administration just asked me if I could help him find information about costs related to recycling. Specifically, he's looking for high-quality studies, hopefully that demonstrate the cost effectiveness (presumably both in terms of energy consumption and prices) of recycling.
If you or anyone you know might know the pertinent studies, please let me know, and I will collect and send this information to him, a summary to the list or individuals interested. I've attached his message to me below. Bron …Congress tasked us to come up with a study that looks at the energy cost associated with recycling. I think the fear some members had the last time we passed a law to increase recycling incentives is that the energy used to pick up and process the stuff may be energy intensive and reduce the cost effectiveness of it. I've seen a couple of quasi-reputable studies that seem to indicate that's not the case but I'd like to see a few more. Any ideas would be helpful. -- Bron Taylor Religion & Nature Program / The University of Florida Editor, Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture & the Encyclopedia of Religion & Nature President, International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture For further information on the Society, Journal, and related initiatives see www.religionandnature.com For an overview of volume one of the JSRNC see www.religionandnature.com/journal/pdf/JSRNC-toc(v1).pdf<http://www.religionandnature.com/journal/pdf/JSRNC-toc%28v1%29.pdf> For sample articles, see www.religionandnature.com/journal/sample.htm Personal website: www.religionandnature.com/bron
