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Swedes Say Recycling Wastes Time And Money

Posted by timothy on from the rubbish-or-rubbish dept.

Rob Parkhill writes "The London Daily Telegraph is reporting that a group of Swedish environmentalists are claiming that recycling is a waste of time and money, and most houshold waste should be burned instead."

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  1. huh. by penguin_punk · · Score: 2, Funny

    These don't happen to be the same environmentalists that made us recycle everything in the first place, do they?

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  2. what about _____? by wjvdt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does this mean that I shouldn't recycle my recycle bin when I toss it out?

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  3. Re:reminds me of one of my housemates by Johnny+Mnemonic · · Score: 4, Funny


    I guess I've come to the conclusion that most so called "environmentalists" are really about "feel good" solutions, and not ones that actually work.

    Based on a sample of one? So you would say that it's fair to assume that Minnesotans who live with female roomates should have nothing to do with a field that involves statistics?

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  4. That IKEA furniture will never decompose... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    The plastic laminates in IKEA furniture will NEVER decompose. Maybe that's why the SWEDES are against recycling.