Recycling Rubbish
Daniel BenjaminEight great myths about waste disposal still abound. This article refutes them.
The Magazine of Free Market Environmentalism
As Daniel Benjamin indicates in “Recycling Rubbish,” such recycling is itself highly wasteful. Benjamin’s refutations of eight egregious myths about waste disposal may at last put this monster to rest.
Eight great myths about waste disposal still abound. This article refutes them.
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