2006-12-09 01:28:33 · 22 answers · asked by robzi 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
From the bums that collect, to the centers that buy, for the manufactures that hire staff to process, to the reduced cost to the next consumer...No One! Other than humanity of course! Now get a life!
2006-12-09 01:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most are subsidized by the state or consumers. The states that have the most successful recycling programs have deposits on recyclable items like beverage bottles etc. The states collect the deposit and pay the recycle centers for the materials they collect. In CA we encourage recycling of many materials and with the subsidies we have developed systems that are now profitable without them. We are taking a hit right now because many materials lost almost all their value when manufacturing cut back. As more companies change practices and include recycled materials in their products the value of the materials increase. The way to make that happen is to complete the cycle and buy recycled content.
2016-05-22 22:43:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. In general, the collection company and the materials recycling facility (MRF) profit from the sale of the recyclables. Benefits are often passed back to the consumer in the form of free collection, reduced collection rates or in the customer rebates. Additionally, materials that are recycled do not end up in a landfill, extending the life of the existing landfills. In the end, we all benefit from recycling as resources are re-used rather than simply thrown away.
I would like to address Winballpizard's concerns:
1) the costs of recycling commodities are bourne by the MRFs, they are not passed on to the consumer or the municipalities. The charge you get for recycling is for collection. In many cases, the cost of recycling is actually not that high. Especially if the recyclables are sorted curbside (as you do in the UK - I know this because my mum, to my horror, has to sort everything before putting it out). Single stream recycling is most costly to process but has the added benefit that the consumer is much more likely to recycle which leads to higher tonnages.
2) I believe that paper-mill sludge is a by-product of all paper production and it is not toxic. It is considered special waste and needs to be handled in an appropriate manner but it is not classified hazardous waste. Let's be careful not to give out erroneous information and get everyone into an unecessary tizzy.
3) I very much doubt that in the UK recyclables are simply shipped abroad and disposed of in 3rd world countries. That really sounds like conspiracy theory to me. I can assure you that in the US, recyclables are recycled.
4) We are not flooding the third world with our waste. Honestly! In the US, our household waste stays here.
2006-12-09 01:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we were away on holiday, the owners of our cottage said that we should recycle what we could because all of the money went back into the village.
She meant that for every certain amount of recycled materials, the village got a certain amount of money back to go for school trips, (so the kids didn't have to pay), local dports centre's etc. But that was in France, so I guess our money goes to.... the councillors?
2006-12-09 01:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by BrilliantPomegranate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is any profit in recycling - that's the problem. If big bucks were to be made, this country would have the finest recyling record on the planet.
2006-12-09 07:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by Dr Watson (UK) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In actual fact, almost no-one.
Not the consumer, because it costs more to recycle goods than it does to produce new ones.
Not the environment, because most of what is collected for recycling in the UK is shipped overseas for incineration. Plus recycling paper actually does more harm to the environment than making new papers from sustainable forests, because of the toxic sludge produced by the recycling process.
Not the third world, because they end up with 1st world trash.
So, on balance, only the companies which allegedly 'recycle' the stuff, and the government, which taxes the nuts off of us in the pretence that it is green rather than greed which drives them.
2006-12-09 01:36:31 · answer #6 · answered by winballpizard 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
does the planet profit um no?does the individual person um no?the banks um ?wake up you sad lot,take off the rose tinted sunglasses,does recycling cause as much pollution as using resources anyone done a study,so pollution if you don't recycle and pollution if you do,i have yet to be convinced,the waste lorry ever noticed its still using resources,to recycle,how ====== up is that,give us nice new bins,of different colours,and it still goes in the same lorry,OK the household rubbish goes in a different lorry,but the clippings from your garden and your recycling goes in the same lorry,um thinking time i think
2006-12-09 21:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by archaeologia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the person who said it all goes in the same lorry is wrong .The recycle lorry here sorts the bins on the street before the other bin lorry comes round .its to help the enviroment .recsourses will not last forever.
2006-12-10 22:08:51 · answer #8 · answered by keny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most recycling places make alot of money. It can be a win win sometimes. If you bring in your scrap metal you wont get rich but its a few bucks.
2006-12-09 01:53:20 · answer #9 · answered by redneckking_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it all depends on what your recycling !!
Paper or glass------No profit there
Metals ? copper, silver , aluminum , steel ----There's money in that.
Garden, lawn & kitchen waste---- not a monetary gain unless you do it on a big scale
2006-12-09 01:36:01 · answer #10 · answered by roseofsharons2002 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋