Since recent EPA MSW studies show landfill capacity is high and waste-to-energy capacity is high, why is there still such a push to recycle PS, which can be safely landfilled and burned?
Recycling is viewed by much of the public as primarily a social issue, and few people outside the recycling and solid waste management field examine it from an economic and resource utilization perspective. The public’s perceived value of recycling, rather than the true value in terms of total environmental benefits, is often what drives recycling efforts.
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