Jordens dag nærmer sig med hastige skridt, og så er det godt, at Property and Environment Research Center er klar med et par ubekvemme sandheder.
Recycling is a manufacturing process and therefore has an environmental impact. Daniel Benjamin, author of “The Eight Great Myths of Recycling,” notes it is often unclear whether secondary manufacturing (such as recycling) produces less pollution than the primary manufacturing process.
The Environmental Protection Agency, for example, examined both virgin paper processing and recycled paper processing for toxic substances. Twelve toxic substances were found. Of those 12, all but one were present in higher levels in the recycling process.
Informed voluntary recycling efforts can indeed conserve resources, but misinformation about the costs and benefits of recycling can induce people to engage in wasteful activity. Therefore, don’t lose your sense of perspective when it comes to rubbish.
