I am not sure if anyone pointed this out in the recycling discussion, but I
think one of the most important effects of recycling is conservation of
virgin resources. For example, I'm not exactly sure how aluminum is
produced, but most likely some mountain is ground up and we end up with coke
cans. Recycling aluminum means less destruction of an in-place natural area,
less waste in a landfill, and this seems extremely valuable to me whatever
the exact amount of energy used to do this.
I think with our gi-hugic human population and our vast consumption of
resources, preservation of existing habitats by recycling materials is a
no-brainer.
My two cents,
Denise
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