Comments on: Is Raleigh Dumping our Recycling in the Landfill? http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/25/is-raleigh-dumping-our-recycling-in-the-landfill/ It's Just Links Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:47:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Eric Nicholson http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/25/is-raleigh-dumping-our-recycling-in-the-landfill/comment-page-1/#comment-35780 Eric Nicholson Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:11:28 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/25/is-raleigh-dumping-our-recycling-in-the-landfill/#comment-35780 Supposedly they are sorting at the dump now. All of the recycling centers in wake county are gone too, replaced by one _big_ bin for everything recyclable cans to computer monitors at each of the transfer stations. The economics and environmental impact of recycling are questionable at best anyway. But I still cling to the hope that some of that avoids the landfill. Gotta watch out for the crying indian... Supposedly they are sorting at the dump now. All of the recycling centers in wake county are gone too, replaced by one _big_ bin for everything recyclable cans to computer monitors at each of the transfer stations.

The economics and environmental impact of recycling are questionable at best anyway. But I still cling to the hope that some of that avoids the landfill. Gotta watch out for the crying indian…

]]> By: george http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/25/is-raleigh-dumping-our-recycling-in-the-landfill/comment-page-1/#comment-35763 george Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:57:44 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/25/is-raleigh-dumping-our-recycling-in-the-landfill/#comment-35763 Ellicott City, Maryland (Howard County) uses standard garbage trucks to pick up our co-mingled recyclables, allowing them to reuse existing resources (i.e. trash trucks) instead of having to buy purpose-built recycling trucks. While I've never followed one of these trucks to its destination, I'm fairly sure it's all legit. Further evidence of legitimacy is given by the fact that separate trucks come by on recycling day to pick up yard waste. So, on the same day, that's one truck for co-mingled recyclables and one for yard waste. If it's not legit, that strikes me as being a fairly elaborate ruse. Ellicott City, Maryland (Howard County) uses standard garbage trucks to pick up our co-mingled recyclables, allowing them to reuse existing resources (i.e. trash trucks) instead of having to buy purpose-built recycling trucks.

While I’ve never followed one of these trucks to its destination, I’m fairly sure it’s all legit. Further evidence of legitimacy is given by the fact that separate trucks come by on recycling day to pick up yard waste. So, on the same day, that’s one truck for co-mingled recyclables and one for yard waste. If it’s not legit, that strikes me as being a fairly elaborate ruse.

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