Re: The case for recycling
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I also am limited to the Penn & Teller when it comes to recycling info. However, for those ACist, I would think they would support it as a technological achievement in efficiency for resources. So to recycle would be like being an early adopter, possibly?
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That assumes that there's acually a "problem" with resources.
The fact that you have to pay someone to come get all these "valuable" plastic and paper resources should tell you that this is actually quite *less* efficient than traditional methods of obtaining those resources.
About the only recyclable anyone will actually pay you for is aluminum.
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copper, certain steels, car batteries, etc are all recyclable, and you can get paid for them. if you are interested look for a scrap metal place near you, and ask what rates are for what, my little brother makes a ton of money just collecting junk in the bed of his old truck and bringing it to the scrap yard a couple times a month. Everything from old aluminum bbq's to car batteries (2$/pc I think)
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