Use the Internet links below to answer these questions specifically related to The Recycling Pessimist:

1. What are some major drawbacks for choosing and/or recycling paper?
2. What are some major drawbacks for choosing and/or recycling plastic?
3. Which of the four types of Recycling Processes for plastic is most often used (and how might this be good or bad)?
4. Is there a more environment friendly choice you can make when faced with the choice between paper or plastic bags?

Recycle City
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

Talking Trash (from 'The Why Files' site)
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/063recycle/index.html

The Four Basic Principles
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook/the4.htm

Twelve Tips
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook/the12.htm

Plastic Bags
http://www.sierraclub.org/bags/

Is Recycling Good or Bad or Both (PDF)
http://www.heartland.org/pdf/2377bl.pdf