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Recycling is wrong.

Recycling is wrong.

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Libertyandlife Posted: Sun, Sep 26 2010 3:06 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzLebC0mjCQ

Penn and Teller really nail this one.

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MaikU replied on Sun, Sep 26 2010 3:23 PM

thanks :) opened my eyes (a little bit).

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LibertarianCowboy replied on Sun, Sep 26 2010 5:14 PM

It's people like Penn Jillette that turned me on to libertarianism. Before, I used to be more of statist and I didn't fully trust a free market system.

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David Sherin replied on Sun, Sep 26 2010 5:54 PM

Also this lecture by Floy Lilley "The Economics of Recycling"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PndeWksuTjg

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David. replied on Sun, Sep 26 2010 7:24 PM

I didn't watch the video (not yet anyway), but do remember that some materials (such as metals) are well worth recycling. Take copper for example, so valuable that people steal copper wiring and pipes! Afaik, steel and aluminium are similar.

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Libertyandlife replied on Sun, Sep 26 2010 8:56 PM

He mentions that, like aluminum, it's really one of the better P&T episodes for it's surprising information. But they really blow it out of the water.

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Bert replied on Sun, Sep 26 2010 9:18 PM

I recycled 75 lbs of aluminum cans and all I got was $33.  I'm rather disapointed seeing how last time I recycled I got $60+.

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