>We don't recycle aluminium because mining/smelting all the aluminium would be noticeably bad. Ok then we why do we recycle aluminium? >Nor do we recycle pape

>We don't recycle aluminium because mining/smelting all the aluminium would be noticeably bad. Ok then we why do we recycle aluminium? >Nor do we recycle paper and other wood products because cutting all the trees down would be bad. Ok then why do we recycle paper? >Burying plastics in landfills is regularly shown to be less desireable than recycling (and even burning with energy recovery while fossil fuels are still in use). Ok by whom? And what is plastic being recycled into? How many cycles does it go through? And again what's this insane obsession with burning plastic? You don't like it in managed underground landfills, but you love it and it's smoke in your air? >You've created a world of confusion to justify some vague fossil fuel propaganda you were subjected to. And now you're complaining that people won't listen to your "reasonable" argument. You've contributed absolutely nothing except a baseless argument.