Do you think that recycling should be a law?

Question

I think it should because now they have no place to dump there trash so they are dumping it in the middle of the ocean! When more people recycle, we can use certain things over and over again. But, What do you think?

Answer 1

I think a carrot works better than a stick.

And keep the federal government out of it.

Let one or two states experiment with paying people to turn in their cans, bottles, plastic, etc.

If it works, then other states can copy it.

If it doesn't, then other states can laugh at it.

In Michigan, they require a 5 cent deposit on bottles.

Buy a bottle of coke, pay for the coke, plus pay 5 cents.

Turn in the bottle, get the 5 cents back.

The store then ships the bottles out for recycling.

But, Michigan has had to pass a law making it illegal to smuggle bottles in across the state line, because they've actually had people in Ohio and Indiana buy bottled drinks in those states, drive to Michigan, turn in the bottles, and collect a deposit that they never paid.

Like I said,

If it works, then other states can copy it.

If it doesn't, then other states can laugh at it.

Answer 2

I thought recycling was a law

Answer 3

Yes, definitely recycling should be a law I totaly understand you and i have no doubt in that it should be a law because if we don't do anything our whole planet is going to get killed by global warming and that is crazy also im sure there are many people that don't recycle if everyone starts to recycle can you imagine what trhe difference would be i mean if use our recycled product over and over again that would be really good and we will have a longer chance of living so yes i agree with you we should have recycling as a low

Answer 4

Yes. If people want to still live.

Answer 5

It is the law. It's just not being enforced. It's called the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 also known as the Solid Waste Disposal Act.

It helped regulate landfills and was meant to increase recycling and reduce the amount of solid waste going into the landfills. There is little to no funding for the programs, so states were left on their own to implement the changes they chose. Some states solved the problems by shipping waste out of their own state and others just completly ignore the timelines.

I think the best way to encourage increased recyling is to complete the cycle buy recycled. If we create a demand for recycled products we will give a financial incentive for companies to create product lines from recycled materials which in turn makes pulling recyclable products from the waste stream profitable for landfill operators.

Answer 6

Yes! I think recycling has a huge impact in the world that we call home.

Answer 7

I agree with Brian. every time you buy a new thing, an old thing becomes garbage. Instead of making recycling a law, it should be convenient and low cost. Each shopping center should have recycling bins, just because it's good PR, and convenient. A  trip to a recycling center may well consume more fuel than it saves. Same with curbside recycling.

     Shopping centers here had recycling bins, but there were problems with people throwing garbage in - that should be illegal. I don't think thats such a problem anymore, after a law was passed that each rental had to have trash service

Answer 8

Many states already have laws regarding recycling electronics, computers, monitors, etc.  I would expect those laws to cover more and more types of items in the future

Answer 9

Yes.  Personal freedom doesn't apply to a service like curbside trash collection.  If you feel violated, find your own way of dealing with your trash.  You don't have an inalienable right to trash collection.  The towns should (and many do) refuse to pick-up trash that has recycleables mixed in.

Even more imporantly, businesses should be targeted for recycling violations.  In most parts of the US, it already is illegal for a business to trash certain recycleables.  Here in NJ the fine is $2000-3000 for a business.

Answer 10

YES

Answer 11

Yes, recycling should definitely be a law.

Answer 12

Definitely. Why should we litter the earth for our children?

Answer 13

yes, i think every household must recycle by law

Answer 14

We cant even get our county to sponser a basic recycleing program  in its small towns.  Our county landfill will not allow people to take new items still in boxes (like shoes and winter coats or hats from local stores) out of the trash when they are just going to bury them.  Or even salvage childrens bike frames and parts  for the christmas "Cops for tots" program. or the local school for "exceptional" children.  Yes there ought to be a law.  A law that demands people act like they have hearts even when they so obviously dont,.

Answer 15

No, ever heard of the expression:  "you get more flies with honey than with vinegar"? The same holds true with recycling. The only problem is that metal recycling companies are starting to pay too much for certain metals and causing other issues to occur like people breaking into houses and stealing the copper pipes.

Another thing you need to realize is that people who live in Apartment complexes could have a harder time recycling if the complex they live in doesn't have a viable way for their residents to recycle.

Answer 16

No. I'm an avid recycler, composter, and reuser, and our family of four puts out very little waste in the curbside trash bin each week. However, making it a law is going too far. Encouraging it, though, should happen (as it already is), and even more public education about its benefits would be good. However, making it a law would encroach on most people's feeling of freedom.

Keep recycling! Or even better, don't get what you don't need in the first place.

Edit: And don't worry, we aren't going to run out of landfill space anytime soon. The USA, at least, isn't dumping trash into the ocean. But, recycling is a lot better, and more "green," than burying materials forever. It costs less energy, much less in some cases, to produce products made from recycled waste than making them from virgin materials.

Answer 17

It should be, if not a law then they should start giving benefits for recycling like - No taxes if you recycle!

Answer 18

Avoiding garbage production should be mandatory..

Beverage containers are unnecessary  for the most part.

Answer 19

I think it should and so does this town:

Compliance with recycling ordinances in south Bergen towns is mixed and the rules are not strictly enforced. South Bergen towns recycle everything from tin cans to grass clippings to electronics.

Rutherford Recycling coordinator Sharon Del Vecchio has had problems with cooperation, particularly with regard to a townhouse complex she did not name. The Rutherford Department of Public Works has not fined anyone in recent memory, but Del Vecchio said it is not out of the question. "It’s not enforced very well. I believe the administration at the time – it just wasn’t something that they did," she said.

Answer 20

It should be a law yes but would be very difficult to regulate.