# RE: is recycling worth it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-recycling-worth-it/31690>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 1, 2000, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-recycling-worth-it/31690 "2000-09-01T20:26:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![m3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6f9a4e/32.png) [@m3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/m3)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-recycling-worth-it/31690/1 "2000-09-01T20:26:21Z")

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One aspect that wasn’t mentioned in the response was the chemicals used in recycling. I have been told that paper recycling in particular uses some pretty nasty chemicals. I wonder if there are similar problems with other materials.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-recycling-worth-it/31690/2 "2000-09-01T20:53:12Z")

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