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Why should New Yorkers spend extra money to recycle so they can avoid [stimulating the economy of rural areas with landfills]? Why make harried parents feel guilty about takeout food? Why train children to be garbage sorters? Why force the [school in Bridges, New York] to spend money on a recycling program when it still doesn't have a computer in the science classroom?
John Tierney
Plastic packaging and fast-food containers may seem wasteful, but they actually save resources and reduce trash. The typical household in Mexico City buys fewer goods than an American household, but it produces one third more garbage, chiefly because Mexicans buy fresh foods in bulk and throw away large portions that are unused, spoiled, or stale.
John Tierney, apparently ignoring the fact that food waste is biodegradable, while plastic and foam packaging sits in landfills for hundreds of years
