Thursday, 12 August 2010

Recycling transported hundreds of miles to be sorted

A link sent to me by a friend (thanks Dave) about recycling in my home town of Hull.  Apparently much of it is transported up to 250 miles away to be sorted.

Which begs the question: is it worth it? Are the air miles and energy required for recycling really good for the environment, or just a PR exercise to sooth troubled consciences (as so many environmental initiatives are)?

You can read the full article here:

County's recycled rubbish will be shipped hundreds of miles to be sorted

1 comment:

  1. I was really shocked when I heard this on the news!! You think you're helping the environment, then you hear something like that.

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