tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post367267102621599754..comments2023-07-02T06:58:33.737-05:00Comments on WebberEnergyBlog: The Real Slumdog MillionairesMichael E. Webber, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12416546342365493633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post-47149005729471647472009-04-19T22:27:00.000-05:002009-04-19T22:27:00.000-05:00I am working on an analysis of energy use required...I am working on an analysis of energy use required for producing and distributing bottled water, so I have been looking at information regarding recycling... in U.S. states that have deposit programs for containers (either 5 or 10 cents), the recyclign rate is greater than 70%. In states without a deposit program, recycling rates are less than 15%.Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865669615612738703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post-19461408713338262092009-04-17T21:48:00.000-05:002009-04-17T21:48:00.000-05:00Sounds like a great movie! While I was growing up ...Sounds like a great movie! While I was growing up in Galveston, we would either save our own cans and take them to the aluminum buyer for some extra money or leave the cans in bags on our curb and someone would invariably pick them up. I wonder how the recession and plummeting prices of recycling are affecting scavengers worldwide.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01937527970391263232noreply@blogger.com