# Recycling update article

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-update-article/735351>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 21, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-update-article/735351 "2015-10-21T13:36:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![enwiggen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@enwiggen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enwiggen)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-update-article/735351/1 "2015-10-21T13:36:21Z")

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I recently read an article on recycling. After doing so, I checked the files and saw that Cecil had written something in 2000:

> **[Is recycling worth it?](https://www.straightdope.com/21343481/is-recycling-worth-it)**

Interestingly, this updated article by John Tierney pretty much confirms what Cecil wrote back in 2000. Mr. Tierney is the person referenced in Cecil’s 2000 write-up. The recent article can be found here.

> **[Opinion | The Reign of Recycling (Published 2015)](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/opinion/sunday/the-reign-of-recycling.html?ref=topics&_r=0)**
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> It’s still costly and inefficient. So why do we keep doing it?

Thought you might find this of interest. Nothing more.