tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926052286620522481.post2545019471731002165..comments2023-11-06T05:41:18.292-05:00Comments on Lockport NY: Recycling UpdateMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897623569897105078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926052286620522481.post-45120539580452831572009-07-16T20:02:21.373-04:002009-07-16T20:02:21.373-04:00As the cost for disposal is tacked on to a new tir...As the cost for disposal is tacked on to a new tire, I'm not sure how you're getting away with anything. <br /><br />But back to the main point, in many ways, recycling is just a way to feel good about yourself. If you take in account all of the energy being used to recycle, you're lucky if it's a zero sum game. Recycling paper can actually cause more pollution than making it new. And that includes the impact of the tree farms. Penn & Teller's Bullsh** has a rather good episode about the whole deal. It's an interesting counterpoint to the story that you normally hear.Black Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10077195928770835814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926052286620522481.post-86253040601980451862009-07-16T18:10:47.283-04:002009-07-16T18:10:47.283-04:00Its frustrating that recycling may not happen for ...Its frustrating that recycling may not happen for another year. We've been waiting for this a long time, city has got to be the last municipality to have curbside totes. <br /><br />Council President John Lombardi III, R-5th Ward, said the newspaper and cardboard recycling is good enough to meet the state’s recycling mandate. <br />“This is a feel-good thing,” he said. “I don’t want to spend money I don’t have to.” <br /><br />This thinking makes me sick...getting a "D" good enough but shouldn't you strive for an "A" even though you don't have to. I hope Pasceri & McKenzie keep up on this. MJ I've always wondered about dumping myself. Where do all the tires come from? Most people get them changed at a shop where they take the old ones. If you change your own why do you pay $80 for a new tire and not $1 for disposal. Instead wait till late at night and sneak to some deserted area and dump them???jawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378835484560323500noreply@blogger.com