How abour recycling in Doha

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Recycling is one of the eco-friendly activities that we should practice in our house, in our workplace and to our community. But sometimes we set aside that idea. And I keep on wondering why we have to do this because, in fact, you can earn money from recycling things. Let’s take yard sale as an example. A yard sale is one of the great ways to get rid of all your clutter in the house while earning some money. Sounds good right? Let me share this website, this is a great assistance to bargain hunters, called Yard Sale Treasure Map. The way Yard Sale Treasure Map works is that you type in your location, the day you're looking to go yard sale shopping on and the distance you are willing to travel. The website searches Craigslist, and uses a Google Maps interface to show you where the sales are happening, and how you can get there. There are typically even descriptions of what's being sold, and what time it's happening. The best bit is that, for now, Yard Sale Treasure Map requires no membership or fees, so you can get all this info with no same day payday loans needed.

as resources run out, it will eventually be cheaper to 'mine'landfill sites than to try and extract rare resouirces on an industrial scale, for high value assets like heavy metals

it is in sane to creat poisonous landfill sites; all waste should be sorted and redirected as efficiency and expediency requires; for example all biodegradble waste can be composted, all batteries can be cost-effectively recycled, bottles can be reused and aluminium is to valuable to bury

I don't think that's completely true MissX.

Firstly, while it's true that it's cheaper to incinerate or land-fill some products than it is to recycle them, that's not the case for all products.

Also, while it's often debated, some studies have shown that recycling has a positive effect on the environment. While you're right that there is an environmental impact created by the recycling process, you also have to remember to factor in that if you're recycling you don't have to go out and obtain more raw materials and process these.

Yes fubar, it is cheaper not to recycle. But more importantly than that, it is more energy efficient not to recycle. In terms of environmental impact, the services and processes required to have a recycling system actually have a more negative impact on the environment than not recycling, in this current day & age of how recycling systems work.

So although we are saving some resources by recycling them, the damage we do to the environment by the recycling process actually negates the positive effect of the recycling.

As Abu pointed out, a recycling system does exist, you just weren't aware of it. Now you are. Yay!

I think what MissX may be trying to say is that you can choose between recycling waste, or disposing of waste.

It is cheaper (in general, and not allowing for externalities) to throw stuff away and make new stuff, than it is to recycle it.

It is also cheaper to throw things into landfill than it is to recycle it.

However, that is only because we are yet to run out of the raw materials needed to make new stuff. Only at that point will it become cost effective to recycle.

However, I'm still pro-recycling as the alternatives substitute short term savings for long term problems.

Armando,I spotted a recycling bin at the Abu Hamour petrol station the other day. I haven't properly checked out yet so I don't exactly know what it's for (plastic/glass/paper????)

If you or anyone else goes that way would you please let me know and if of course I get there first I'll update my post. BTW I too have tons of plastic bottles I'd like to dispose of in a "greener" way ;-)

On another note...somos compatriotas! Que haces por estos lados?

Armando, come and join Sustainable Qatar, a nonprofit group of citizens concerned about the environment including recycling. You'd be surprised what you actually can do if you just want to. Sustainable Qatar meets once a month, normally the first Monday of the month, but in April on the 13th at 6:30 at the Friends of the Environment Center, north of Sports R/A behind the Family Counseling Center. Check us out at www.sustainableqatra.com

What I think the topic starter meant by recycling, is a system that collects recycleable materials and melts the plastics and forms new products from them. Not as they do in 3rd world countries, where they reuse items over and over.

And to say forests are disappearing isn't a well informed statement. Yes there are finite resources on this planet, that if we use up, can not replace. Tree's are NOT one of them. The truth is more and more forests are being planted as demand for products increases. These tree's are harvested and replanted. It is the old growth forests that were in danger. But forests in general? No, we have them aplenty.

But don't take my word for it. Do some research for yourself. Google is your friend.

third world countries recycle a lot of their trash- plastics, papers, or anything that can be recycled. They don't care about that 'feel good' thing of yours except just trying to literally survive. 'Feel good' thing- but isn't that being pragmatic and common sensical? And just imagine how many forest will disappear in a flash if people don't recycle? The earth is dying my dear due to the wanton disregard of basic truths.

What not many people realise, is that the amount of energy and cost it requires to have a recycling system actually negates the amount of recycling that actually occurs.

In other words there is more pressure put on resources when we recycle, than the amount of resources saved by recycling.

Recycling in theory is a good idea, but in reality does not actually work. Countries continue to recycle because they are being seen as making a proactive effort to lessen their impact on the environment. This, combined with the public desire to recycle, which to put it simply, comes from the self confessed reasoning "because it feels good", is why they continue.