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= Introduction = | |||
Recycling is not the ideal way to reduce waste. [[Reuse]] (see [[modular hardware]] in particular) is better and more [[nature friendliness|nature friendly]]. And [[material conservation]], which includes designing things to go more slowly [[obsolete]], is better yet. And requiring [[product take-back]] by the manufacturer puts the responsibility for this exactly where it belongs, where the design and modularity can really be dealt with, and, where an [[industrial ecology]] can evolve to do it better and use '''waste as a resource.''' | Recycling is not the ideal way to reduce waste. [[Reuse]] (see [[modular hardware]] in particular) is better and more [[nature friendliness|nature friendly]]. And [[material conservation]], which includes designing things to go more slowly [[obsolete]], is better yet. And requiring [[product take-back]] by the manufacturer puts the responsibility for this exactly where it belongs, where the design and modularity can really be dealt with, and, where an [[industrial ecology]] can evolve to do it better and use '''waste as a resource.''' | ||
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Recycling information is very location sensitive since the state of recycling systems vary highly from place to place, but it's a good starting place. We can work from recycling and correct [[waste disposal]] bacwards up the consumption chain without getting engulfed in a swamp of lies right in the begining. | Recycling information is very location sensitive since the state of recycling systems vary highly from place to place, but it's a good starting place. We can work from recycling and correct [[waste disposal]] bacwards up the consumption chain without getting engulfed in a swamp of lies right in the begining. | ||
=Recycling= | |||
== Well organized recycling == | |||
Well organized recycling takes care of the separation and correct routing of the following [[packaging]] materials and '''informs the public about the recycling process''' e.g. If some beverage cartons are recycled the [[consumer]]s preparations for the process may vary on the process they are instigating. If the cartons get burned then cleanliness of the is mostly a question of the working place comfort of the people working for the process ie. well washed cartons don't smell so rotten. | Well organized recycling takes care of the separation and correct routing of the following [[packaging]] materials and '''informs the public about the recycling process''' e.g. If some beverage cartons are recycled the [[consumer]]s preparations for the process may vary on the process they are instigating. If the cartons get burned then cleanliness of the is mostly a question of the working place comfort of the people working for the process ie. well washed cartons don't smell so rotten. | ||
=== Paper === | === Paper === | ||
There are many different classes of papers in high resolution recycling. Office paper (print outs) are different from magazine papers and so on. This | There are many different classes of papers in high resolution recycling. Office paper (print outs) are different from magazine papers and so on. This further separation of paper into different bins is done somewhere and somewhere it's not, but we should work to make it more available as all recycling | ||
*Small metals such as magazine or tabloid binders are not a big problem since they can be detected and removed by machines in the processing. | *Small metals such as magazine or tabloid binders are not a big problem since they can be detected and removed by machines in the processing. | ||