[geeks] Global Warming

[Dan Sikorski]

Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> On Sep 19, 2008, at 10:52 , Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>
>> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>> I can think of no reason to waste anything (power, oil, or any 
>>> natural resource), and I recycle whenever practical, to the point 
>>> that when I go on a business trip I bring the trade magazines I read 
>>> on the plane trips and in the hotel back home to recycle if I can't 
>>> find a recycle bin at the hotel. The same goes for aluminium cans - 
>>> when I toss a soda can in the trash I feel bad...
>>
>> Recycling paper is worse for the environment than making new paper 
>> from farmed wood pulp.
>> Recycling plastic takes more energy than making new plastic.
>
> Yeah, aluminum is one of the best, at 5% to recycle versus 100% to 
> make new stuff.
>
> Maybe increasing oil prices will get us back to metal products that 
> don't fall apart and are possible to repair.
>
>
Anyone know how glass looks in that respect?

    -Dan Sikorski