Recycling Gone Mad – Part 2
FoxNews.com has the AP story from Seattle where the mayor and city council president want to charge residents 20 cents for each plastic bag they used to take home their stuff. The stores and the government would share in the revenue generated by the bag sales. They also want to place a ban on foam take-home containers.
Why is this happening? Since the past couple of generations have not had to worry about stuff like this, this or this, they gotta find something to stress out about right? I guess suggesting recycling these bags and foam containers is not enough.
Malkin also provides some additional insight and links, and the best quote is from OpenMarket.org who brings us the following tidbit…
Plastic bags play a minimal role in filling landfills–they are squishable, if people haven’t noticed–and often are reused by consumers for multiple purposes.
Good word for the day – squishable.
Neocon News also brings us the pre-produced advertising for the new program…
Environmentalists: Making your life easier by restricting capitalism and removing the burden of financial freedom.
You really can’t get enough of these wackos when you need a good laugh. But just wait till these nuts take over your town council.
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