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lotne editor:
In reference to Mrs. Sweet’s letter to the editor (Rappahannock News, Dec. 3), I suggest that some people review their own lifestyles rather than the subject of recycling. I guess some people do have a real problem trying to figure out which bin the colored glass and the clear glass should go in... I don’t. I guess people think it’s hard to pay attention to what they are throwing away.
Maybe spending a little more time and effort to organize trash (a free source of fuel for incineration) in a way which is easier to dispose of and environmentally safer is not on the top of everyone’s list. But there are some facts about recycling that Ms. Sweet left out due to her onesidedness or ignorance (take your pick).
Fact one: Paper left for recycling is a cheap and free source of already refined wood (so is glass, and some metal materials, but who’s counting).
Fact two: For the most part, trash is a renewable resource, which is thrown out of every house in the U.S. and burned, buried, dumped, etc., with no thought of its economic usefulness.
Fact three: If run correctly, a recycling program may reduce the an
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