> Recycling is useless because the process takes more energy than mining new except for a few select materials. It’s a feel good exercise in wastefulness. I wo

> Recycling is useless because the process takes more energy than mining new except for a few select materials. It’s a feel good exercise in wastefulness. I would disagree. There is a benefit to keeping these materials out of a landfill. Saying we should just throw everything into a landfill because that uses the least energy is not considering the other benefits of diverting waste from the landfill.