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And since there's no shortage of landfill space (the crisis of 1987 was a false alarm), there's no reason to make recycling a legal or moral imperative.
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I'm not sure I understand this quote. Yes, there is lots of land in the U.S that is currently unused, but there is still a negative effect that comes from dumping garbage there. I don't think the fact that its not imperative to recycle is enough reason to keep us from doing it.
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Click the link, read the magazine article, it addresses your question head on.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.ht...mp;pagewanted=1