> That's absolutely correct that the reason for recycling is to reduce > materials going to landfills. However, it's not as simple as just collecting > the stuff. In order to keep materials out of landfills, they have to have > someone who wants to make something out of them in order to close the loop. > That's what is being measured by the value being placed on our recyclables > through the marketing agreements. The fact that Minneapolis is getting such > good offers means that folks want our recyclables - so we must be doing > something right.
> My question in return is - what makes you think there is a problem with > participation that could be helped through single-stream collection? From > what I've seen, residential recycling rates in Minneapolis are pretty high. > Where we could stand to see improvement is recycling at apartment buildings, > which has to be contracted by individual building owners/managers along with > garbage service. I still see too many apartment buildings that don't offer > recycling service to residents. What make me think there is a problem is that I have seen first hand people who have put recyclables into the garbage because sorting for recycling is too much of a hassle. I know that Minneapolis is blest with a large number of environmentally conscious residents who feel that sorting is not a big deal and who may actually get some satisfaction from feeling that they are doing there part. I cannot understand how anyone can argue that by making the process simpler / more user friendly that participation will not rise. REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
