Recycling creates more pollution than it is supposed to alleviate - Ice Age Now

Recycling creates more pollution than it is supposed to alleviate - Ice Age Now
"I lived in Germany in the early 90’s. 
A newspaper article at the time stated that the German govt had conducted a long, large, thorough study about the benefits of recycling, something they were world leaders in. 
(Bottle collection points in every neighborhood, separated garbage etc.) 
They came to a disturbing conclusion:
•   first, that the recycling processes created more pollution than it was supposed to alleviate;
•   second, that they would continue the same recycling protocols anyway because they make people feel better (virtue signalling high!).
...If only people would stop being sidetracked by impossible monsters to slay (like ‘global climate change’) and instead deal with what can be addressed, like no end of pollution caused by poor disposal methods. 
Tangentially there are big issues like agricultural pollution from pesticides and antibiotics, but really these are disposal problems too..."
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