The Raleigh News & Observer has done an outstanding public service with its article titled “Is Recycling Worth It? We Dove into Recycling in Raleigh and This Is What We Learned.” It explains in detail what happens to goods that are put into the curbside recycling bin and suggests ways the public can recycle difficult…
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Too Much Recycled Cardboard?
The usual story is that people don’t recycle enough. But now there is an oversupply of recycled cardboard (in the trade called OCC for Old Corrugated Cardboard), writes Katie Pyzyk for Waste Dive. Demand from companies for recycled cardboard has fallen dramatically—in February prices for the recycled cardboard were 74 percent lower than in February…
Thursday Links
- Are they going to ban gas stoves? Yes, it seems so.
- No, maybe not!
- Banning fluorescent and incandescent lighting? Yes, it seems so.
- Could a free-market technique—satisfying customers—save curbside recycling?
- EV trash trucks stalled because U.K. city doesn’t have enough chargers.
- Is there a backlash against ESG (and what is ESG, anyway)?
- The Fed, thank goodness, is not going to be a “climate policymaker.” Really?
- Government to crack down on low-level lead fuel (it’s not low enough) in general aviation.
On Recycling, Don Boudreaux Makes No Concessions
Writing on Cafe Hayek, Don Boudreaux exchanges words with an eager college student who thinks everyone should recycle as much as possible. First, says Boudreaux, he himself does recycle: “As I write to you I’m wearing clothing that I’ve worn before; I recycled my jeans and underwear in the recycling machines at my home known as…
Millions Here and Millions There, Federal Money for Green Interests Starts to Add Up
Special (green) interests can range from renewable energy to recycling. The money is flowing to companies, municipalities, airports, you name it. In October, the Biden administration gave school districts $913 million to buy new buses (mostly electric). In addition, it put $27 million into electrifying buses and equipment at airports. (This after awarding $300 million…
Good News: A Recycling Program to Like
Have you ever wondered what to do with an old mattress? Three states have adopted a recycling program, “Bye, Bye Mattress,” run by the Mattress Recycling Council, a national organization of mattress producers. The council operates recycling programs in Connecticut, California, and Rhode Island. “Since the program began in 2015 [in Connecticut], more than 1.2…