Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recycling in any place that alleges recycles (e.g. colleges, universities, high schools, etc.)

Several years ago a student political group on our campus was spreading that rumor, that contents of recycle bins were just thrown in the trash (even though it was not true) in an effort to discourage recycling as they viewed it as supporting a particular political ideology. I have no idea how com

[ECOLOG-L] Recycling in any place that alleges recycles (e.g. colleges, universities, high schools, etc.)

Recycling in any place that alleges recycles (e.g. colleges, universities, high schools, etc.) Dear Colleagues: A few weeks ago, I posted a request for cases of (alleged) recycling in colleges and universities where the recyclables are actually *not* recycled (e.g., turned in with the regular tra

[ECOLOG-L] recycling

Dear Colleagues: I am looking for data-based papers explaining (ideally worldwide, but if not, at least in the USA), the proportion of materials intended to be recycled that are actually recycled (vs. actually not-recycled. If you know, please feel free to email me directly: blayjo...@gmail.com

[ECOLOG-L] Recycling rates correlates

Dear Ecolog-L: Do you know of studies that correlate recycling rates with, say, economics, education, type of government, geography, race, etc.? If you wish to direct me to papers in this subject, please email me directly: blayjo...@gmail.com Gratefully, Jorge Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD blayp

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recycling and the poor who do it

Actually, in the U.S. we have what is termed "Environmental Justice" incorporated into environmental policy. It requires the federal government to consider such minority groups as you describe to be given just consideration. In fact, a decision such as this, if made in the U.S., would certainly b

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recycling and the poor who do it

Thank you, Bill, for these stories. Recycling is a private enterprise in india, run nationwide by thousands of small merchants who buy paper, glass, cans and hard plastics from an army of ragpickers hailing from the lowest castes. As the article mentions, these ragpickers, unfortunately, ge

[ECOLOG-L] Recycling and the poor who do it

When I saw this in yesterday's paper I wondered about posting it to the list, since there is so much discussion about recycling. Then on the TV this morning there was a story about waste collectors in Cairo who are being devastated by government policy - they are members of the Christian minority