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I think that it is important to the world that we recycle. But I think that is easier said than done I know my family doesn't recycle because it is such a hassle for us. I think a lot of people would like to help the world and to recycle but most people don't want to put in the extra effort to do so. Maybe if there was a system that collected your recyclables than more people would do it.

I think it is very important to reuse and recycle. We have a limited amount of resources available and that affects the economy and welfare of the whole world. It affects economy because with a limited amount of resources we cannot keep growing and consuming the way we have been before. We have an economy based on producing and buying. But if we get to the point where we run out of resources and we cannot produce or sell anything, we will be both screwed as a human race without anything to use to survive and an economy based on selling things that cannot be produced anymore.

I agree that "going green" is important, but a lot like Ryan, i feel that it is very unlikely that it will ever be fully accepted. The problems with expecting the whole country to accept and practise recycling is that not everyone cares. A lot of people will only admit that recycling is important if they themselves are directly affected by the pollution of the earth. As it stands right now, the earth isn't feeling the full effects of not recycling, so most of the population doesn't care about going green. So until everyone is physically affected by this problem, not everyone will try to change their habits.

I think that people in America would like to recycle and "go green" but the fact of the matter is that we are too lazy. If you were to place a trash can next to somebody and then a recycling bin 20 feet away I am willing to bet a high percentage of people would just toss their plastic bottle in the recycling bin. You might sit there and say that I am wrong, but i see problems worse than this in our own school. We have recycling bins and trash cans next to each other and I see kids throw their bottles in the trash. Why you may ask? I ask the same question to myself but I do not know the answer. Maybe we just don't think about it enough and if that is the case then recycling needs to be advertised more. Recycling has many benefits so I cannot really understand the reason why people would not recycle. Maybe there should be some regulations on recycling, but all I know is that we are not utilizing our re-use of re-usable resources. I think we need to take more accountability for our actions, and begin to recycle as a nation instead of just select communities.

I agree. I think that recycling is a great thing. Even if right now it is not cost efficient right now, in the long term it will work out for the better. Eventually we are going to run out of natural resources and as the cost of resources rises the value of whatever resources someone has will go up as well. If people start conserving and recycling now i think that it will be better for them and their company into the long term as we enter the new millenium

Waste and recycling is directly related to economics. If we recycle there will end up being more material to make new stuff with wich will make it easyer for buisnesess make their product. If we just put it in a land fill no one will ever see it again and it will not be helping anyway.