Other than the obvious that we are fed everyday as the “Right thing to do” –No Short Answers, Please!
Some manufacturing processes are very clean and some recycling processes are very, very dirty. For example, I can manufacture a rug from fabric, very clean process with little waste. Or, I can recycle plastic bottles and make a rug, a dirty and energy expensive process with a high amount of waste.
When someone makes a Christmas ball out of volcanic ash, is that manufacturing or recycling?
If I pick up glass bottles, crush them up real fine and use them to make a border around my yard, is that recycling(glass), or manufacturing (pebble mulch) or littering (adding junk to the edge of my yard)???
If I put an old tire in my yard and fill it with flowers–recycling, manufacturing, or littering?
One line answers will earn a thumbs down…sorry, but this is a serious question.
Tyrone
