i am having a debate on how recycling should be reqired by law and i am arguing the negative side...?

Question

and i cant seem to find any supporting facts to back up my argument.Can someone help me?

Answer 1

I would focus on one aspect of recycling - newspapers. Do a search on it and see how effective it is. It's my understanding that it isn't very effective. As for things like aluminum cans, you can't win that argument (because of the energy savings), same goes for plastics and glass. But I think if you study the process, the costs (vs benefits), what we use recycled newpaper for and what would happen if we didn't recycle newspapers, you can make a good argument (organize you outline along those lines).

Answer 2

I agree with To Be. This is will play out to be a constitutional issue.... while they can encourage ... and to some point enforce laws they may create, I can guarantee those laws that directly impact our day to day lives will be tied up in the court system for years. Do you think the Constitution allows a government entity to go through our trash to make sure there's no recyclables in there?

How about the government do THEIR part?? They should be setting the example.

And for your report, I agree with the person that said to consider cost. Who's going to pay this cost if recycling is required by law--feds, state or local government?

Answer 3

You could argue that recycling while beneficial to the environment is costly.

As an example, you can argue that the add cost of getting everyone the proper amount of recycling bins is going to cost money that the city doesn't have.

The costs of properly disposing of the recycled material will also increase, because the waste will have to hauled to different sites and will require to make more trips, which will also cost the city more money based on the high price of gas.

Another argument, that you can make is, that the only way to pay for the costs of recycling is to increase taxes, which most people would not be willing to accept.

I work for my city and meet with our mayor regularly and he always asks do we have the money for this, how much is it going to cost and whose going to pay for it. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Cost is a good one to look into. There are negatives. For instance, who would foot the bill of the mandatory recycling centers, wages for employees, benefits, lease on building, machines....

Answer 5

Here's a wild idea. How about laws should only govern our safety not our lifestyles, our morals , our values etc. Where will it stop if the government tells us how to dispose of our trash. Will they next tell us how many phone calls we can make in a day?

Answer 6

recylcing requires energy and produces greenhouse gas emissions.