There is no landfill crisis. Landfills and incinerators are safe. If recycling makes sense, the free market will make it happen. There are no markets for recyclables. We are already recycling as much as we can.
Recycling is a burden on families.
Introduction Whether it's by national newspapers, network TV, or conservative think tanks, attacking recycling is a popular way to make headlines. But as recycling professionals know, the overwhelming majority of these attacks are based either on oversimplifications of complex environmental issues or on political philosophies out of step with mainstream America. There is no landfill crisis. Recycling doesn't save trees. As tempting as it is to draft a long letter with statistics and anecdotes to counter every negative point made about recycling, the reality is that long letters to the editor rarely get printed.