Recycling is a good thing to do. It makes people feel good to do it. The thing I … - Barry Commoner

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Barry Commoner

Recycling is a good thing to do. It makes people feel good to do it. The thing I want to emphasize is the vast difference between recycling for the purpose of feeling good and recycling for the purpose of solving the trash problem.

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