[Accrs] What is wrong with recycling?

[Alameda County Central Railroad Society]

Friends,

For the last few months, I have been saving aluminum pie plates, foil, 
and small and large food pans for recycling.   I get them from picnics, 
parties, etc and had saved up 3 large bags of pans, etc.

Well, I finally took them to the recycle center where I surrendered the 
*8.1 pounds* of aluminum, which they called "foil"

I made a grand total of $0.44.   Doesn't seem worth the effort, does it. 
   How much of this perfectly useable aluminum ends up in land fills.
Does the trash company salvage it from the recycle cans they pick up?  
Or do people throw it in the land fill cans.   If they paid more than 
$.06 per pound, we might see more recycling of this metal.

It takes a whole lot less energy to recycle aluminum that it does to 
make if from the basic material.

During World War II, there was very little waste as everyone recycled 
everything for the war effort.  Not today, we are the "throw away society".

Just my take or rant.

Dean
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