http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/07/02/does-recycling-give-us-an-excuse-to-over-consume/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/07/02/does-recycling-give-us-an-excuse-to-over-consume/#comment-24151 Jennifer Tue, 04 May 2010 15:27:58 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2360#comment-24151 Great post. It is all too easy to forget that recycling should be the last step when we've exhausted our ability to reuse (or not buy it at all). Plastic water bottles are a perfect example! Yes...it's better to recycle them than to throw them away, but it's even better not to buy them in the first place. Great post. It is all too easy to forget that recycling should be the last step when we’ve exhausted our ability to reuse (or not buy it at all). Plastic water bottles are a perfect example! Yes…it’s better to recycle them than to throw them away, but it’s even better not to buy them in the first place.

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/07/02/does-recycling-give-us-an-excuse-to-over-consume/#comment-20920 David Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:37:09 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2360#comment-20920 With education we hope we can make that difference and reduce the consumption/waste before it even gets to the recycling bin! With education we hope we can make that difference and reduce the consumption/waste before it even gets to the recycling bin!

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/07/02/does-recycling-give-us-an-excuse-to-over-consume/#comment-20919 Carla Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:30:10 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2360#comment-20919 I had be thinking about this as I'm getting ready to relocate in a few months and getting rid of a lot of items I don't want to take with me. Most of these things I am able to sell or give away, but for the broken cell phones and antiquated books (i.e. Windows '95) etc, I am at a loss. We have a recycling facility that takes electronics and totally unusable books, but wonder if there is a better way to prevent the waste in the first place. I had be thinking about this as I’m getting ready to relocate in a few months and getting rid of a lot of items I don’t want to take with me. Most of these things I am able to sell or give away, but for the broken cell phones and antiquated books (i.e. Windows ’95) etc, I am at a loss. We have a recycling facility that takes electronics and totally unusable books, but wonder if there is a better way to prevent the waste in the first place.

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/07/02/does-recycling-give-us-an-excuse-to-over-consume/#comment-20905 Joel Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:54:19 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2360#comment-20905 A perfectly timed post as I was thinking about this yesterday as I put out my trash. Three small bags of trash (two of them cat litter) and a large bin full of recycling. I had just cleared out a lot of cardboard boxes that were no longer useful, but still, it was a lot. We have reduced but we need to do it further, especially with some plastic that is downcycled rather than recycled. A perfectly timed post as I was thinking about this yesterday as I put out my trash. Three small bags of trash (two of them cat litter) and a large bin full of recycling. I had just cleared out a lot of cardboard boxes that were no longer useful, but still, it was a lot. We have reduced but we need to do it further, especially with some plastic that is downcycled rather than recycled.

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