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Burning plastic is the most awful smelling thing. Well beside burning rubber...

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Recycling is a total sham anyway, excluding aluminum cans. Watch the Recycling episode of Penn & Teller Bull**** for more information.

that is not true at all burning plastic is TOXIC if they burnt all of our recycled waste they would have die by no dumn ass

wtf dude they dont burn the freakin plastics hello does ANYONE realize that when u burn plastics that is is TOXIC to humans and a lot of the environment

Hate to break it to you, but "global warming" really doesn't have anything to do with what we as humans are or are not doing. Last I checked, the thing that heats up the earth would be the SUN! Check your history, the earth goes through periods of warming & subsequant cooling, always has, always will. Recycling is still a good thing to do, yes we should make an effort to reduce our waste and make wiser purchases, but we still need to recycle the waste that we do produce.

I am voting for YOU ... think of just one last swallow of warm water left in a bottle and capped tightly , thrown in the trash, how many bottles are still half full... or half empty? juice, cola, even smokeless tobacco "juice" (SPIT) it's all WATER that does not evaporate!! at the very least they need to make the caps non-resealable!!! IF you do drink ANYTHING from a bottle... THROW THE CAP AWAY OFF THE BOTTLE... SHAKE ALL THE CONTENTS OUT... EVEN CUT THE BOTTLE IN HALF SAVE THE DINOSAUR TEARS

if the bottle starts to smell, it just needs to be cleaned. plastic bottles can be reused many times. search Snopes for the urban myth that plastic bottles cause cancer. reduce, reuse, recycle

if the bottle starts to smell, it just needs to be cleaned. plastic bottles can be reused many times. search Snopes for the urban myth that plastic bottles cause cancer. reduce, reuse, recycle

well said

I agree with your idea of getting major retailers in on the efforts to recycle. Our local Walmart had recycling bins at the entry for a while, which I used because I am live outside the city and we do not have a curbside program. They still have a plastic bag recycling bin, but the one for plastics has disappeared. I try to recycle as much as possible, but it is not as easy as it should be. Some people like myself will recycle because we are concerned about the environment, but most people will need an incentive--like getting money for it. Hopefully, we can improve our efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle by encouraging major players (like Walmart) to get in on the efforts and better educate the public about programs available. With so many government agencies--you would think one could work on this.

All plastics are NOT recyclable. There is a reason for the numbers inside the recycle logo on most plastics. I am not aware of what each number means, but I do know about #3. Number 3 (which usually also has a little "v" underneath the logo as well, is a highly toxic plastic that sadly we use all too much. Here is some info that will help clarify the reason that some plastics are not recyclable...

PVC - The Poison Plastic

PVC (polyvinyl chloride) plastic, commonly referred to as vinyl, is one of the most hazardous consumer products ever created. PVC is dangerous to human health and the environment throughout its entire life cycle, at the factory, in our homes, and in the trash. Our bodies are contaminated with poisonous chemicals released during the PVC lifecycle, such as mercury, dioxins, and phthalates, which may pose irreversible life-long health threats. When produced or burned, PVC plastic releases dioxins, a group of the most potent synthetic chemicals ever tested, which can cause cancer and harm the immune and reproductive systems.

check out this video...
(It's a fun informational cartoon, but it does make you think...)

http://www.pvcfree.org

Hope this helps.

Wal-mart's Distribution Centers (The places the stores get a lot of what they sell from) DO recycle. They have blue barrels for wood pieces from broken pallets/skids, red barrels for plastic bottles, and stations in breakrooms for cans. They also recycle many other things such as batteries for the battery-powered (NOT fossil fuel powered) equipment they use to unload the trucks with. If I had to guess, I would bet your local Wal-mart removed the plastic recycling because some thoughtless people were probably treating it as a GARBAGE BIN.