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RECYCLING |
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To establish a broad
recycling program with sufficient economic incentives to make it
attractive to producers and consumers alike with penalties sufficiently
stringent to strongly encourage compliance.
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The nation's waste
disposal problems have mounted with the proliferation of products that
are designed to have limited useful life, are virtually indestructible
and presently non-recyclable.
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Proposals to deal with the
growing waste include incineration, removal to remote sites, and
recycling.
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STATUS
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Incineration has been
shown to produce air pollution. Removal adversely affects areas
not responsible for waste production.
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Recycling has emerged as
the most responsible solution to the waste disposal dilemma, reducing
demands on scarce natural resources, minimizing bulk of non-reusable
materials, and providing employment in environmentally beneficial
endeavors.
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WHAT TO DO
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Insist that local and/or
regional governments adopt broad programs for recycling in ways that
are beneficial to the environment as well as economically advantageous
to the community.
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Urge state and federal
agencies and officials to adopt policies which encourage
environmentally safe products and packaging, methods of transport, and
ready recyclability. Penalties must be levied against those who
disregard these safeguards for the environment.
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