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Houston, We Have a Problem: Recycle This….Now!
August 5, 2008
This week The New York Times reported that out of the thirty largest cities in the U.S., Houston is the lamest (our term, not the NYT’s) when it comes to recycling. They recycle only 2.6% of their total waste compared to New York City, which recycles 34%, and San Francisco, which recycles a whopping 69% of their total waste.
The mayor of Houston cites the independent spirit of Texans as a big problem in getting people to separate their trash,...
