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Be wise and recycle; the Earth thanks you

We have been working on a project to clean up the environment. It surprised us greatly how many recyclable items were thrown on the side of the road. Most of the items were glass and cans.

It would be awesome if everyone would start recycling. It bothers us to see all the damage it is doing to the environment. What many people probably don't understand is how it affects the environment. It harms animals because they might eat glass, a can or paper and choke. It also harms people by contaminating the water they drink.

In the end, it hurts all living things. So, if everyone could start or continue recycling, it would be greatly appreciated. Not only by us humans, but by the animals, too!

Breanna Hunt
Elizabeth Ward
Reece Floyd

The writers are Kernodle Middle School students.

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James D. Rockefeller [TypeKey Profile Page] said:

More LIEburals in the making, courtesy of our commie-leaning public school system.

If these kids went to private school (publically funded though vouchers, of course) they would know that with enough people contacts - gained thought exclusive private school enrollment - individuals will have no need to recycle beyond throwing things on the road side .. thus leaving the little people a means to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, pennies at a time.

Yvonne [TypeKey Profile Page] said:

Thanks for my first laugh of the day, JDR.

THE LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE [TypeKey Profile Page] said:

Laugh?

Heck, James just repeated the lines fed to us by neocon and Dan on a regular basis! It really would be funny, but neo, Dan, and those like them REALLY believe that!


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Thanks for the laugh James! I too, appreciate it this morning. Yvonne speaks my mind!

R. Bennet [TypeKey Profile Page] said:

I'll not address reaping/sowing as it relates to these little girls because I think childhood should last as long as it can, and I'm fine with them thinking they're helping a deer live longer by picking up a Dr. Pepper can that it might eat. But I'll put something to the peanut gallery...

Recycling certain limited-quantity products (metals and the like) is certainly a good idea. But have any of you investigated the recycling programs in our state's rural communities? You'll find one here and there, or maybe a drop-off bin at a waystation, but, for the most part, recycling doesn't exist outside of the big cities. Ever wondered why? Ever wonder if it's a bit of a scam? Big Trash can get municipalities to establish mandatory recycling and make money on both ends. We collect it, or you collect it for us, we'll sell it to someone else. And there will be a fine if you don't.

All in the name of the environment.

But little towns are, apparently, not worth the effort. Or the money. Environment or not.

Yes, I know there will be the but-it-keeps-trash-out-of-landfills comments, and yes, it does, but that argument came about because of the garbage barge back in the 80s (dated myself with that one, but I hope some of you are old enough to remember it) when we as a nation became suddenly and mistakenly convinced that there was no more space in our landfills. Funny how the newspapers kept fussing at us for making trash but were, simultaneously, one of the biggest contributors to waste. So yes, we'll save space that, if you'll be honest about, we aren't running short on, especially considering that we've apparently got plenty of room for solar arrays and windmills:
7 square miles for solar in this case- http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/12/0047242&tid=232&tid=137
and 62 square miles for wind turbines-
http://www.livescience.com/environment/060831_ap_wind_farm.html

For scale, Wake county's South landfill is 0.73 square miles total, with only .28 square miles actually being involved with trash. It will serve for a minimum of 25 years of collection for a million or so people, and will be capable of capturing the off-gases, thereby gaining "free" energy, much like the aforementioned solar and wind, that they can sell to nearby companies to power equipment: http://science.howstuffworks.com/landfill6.htm
Or, if you'd rather, "Rockingham County could generate $1 million annually by capturing the methane gas":
http://wastersblog.com/175/us-still-waking-up-to-landfill-gas-utilisation-profits/


"But we're saving _____."
Are you recycling paper because you want to save the forests? Paper stock comes from tree farms. You'd do just as well to conserve barley by not drinking beer. Metals? Yes, good idea. Paper? Not so much.

We've been convinced it's for our own good, but we're wasting time and resources and creating different wastes (water, anyone? How have local recycling centers affected our drought? I'd wager more than global warming...) by recycling things that don't need recycling.

Roger

neocon [TypeKey Profile Page] said:

"the Earth thanks you"...

Yeah, like, you know, like, I can like feel the vibes, man...you know?

Dan [TypeKey Profile Page] said:

"Heck, James just repeated the lines fed to us by neocon and Dan on a regular basis! It really would be funny, but neo, Dan, and those like them REALLY believe that!"

Yuk yuk yuk.

FWI we recycle everything possible, compost everything possible and yep, the trash goes into the trash. The kids even know the difference between trash, recycle, and biodegradable at their tender ages of 6 and 5.

JDR, perhaps it's the engineers mind cranking around at 5:06 on a Sat. morning, you tell me. However, your lame attempt at a joke launches ideologues like Demon Deacon into a smitten ecstasy with comments about a letter written by middle school students. Pathetic? Yes. Surprising? No.

You, knowingly or not, in the absence of Darryl, have become his idol. Congrats.

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