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Originally Posted by NSFL
Oh sorry, I must have read that last part wrong.
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Nope, I think I just picked the worst possible wording to get my point across!
Before I head off for a swim, I just wanted to post this article I found about the successes of Nova Scotia's waste management campaign. It will at least paritally put to rest the idea that recylcing is costing us something...
http://www.wired.com/science/discove.../2004/09/64900
While recycling programs cost more than dumping trash into a big hole, a new study finds that the sparsely populated Canadian province is actually saving money by reducing its waste. When all the costs and benefits of those programs are measured, and depending on what factors are taken into account, the report says that Nova Scotia saves anywhere from $25 million to $125 million every year.
You can read the entire report (by GPI Atlantic) at
http://www.gpiatlantic.org/publicati...dwastesumm.pdf