> It saves resources. But it's also economically efficient, which is the main reason societies do it. I don't really think I agree that economic reasons are th

> It saves resources. But it's also economically efficient, which is the main reason societies do it. I don't really think I agree that economic reasons are the only reasons to recycle. Some things like green house gas emissions are economic externalities that we should take into account even though they don't directly affect the economic bottom line. From that logic if recycling was ever proven to not be economically efficient, then we should stop doing it. I think the article was basically saying that in many ways it isn't economically efficient. > Landfills are completely dysfunctional in every way. Not sure if I agree with that. In the USA, we have a lot of extra space. After a certain number of years, the landfill can be covered and the land itself reused. Seems just like another form of recycling.