That wasn't a quote from the report, which is why it wasn't in quotation marks in the article. It was a summation of the findings, which included that:
-more energy is consumed and more greenhouse gases are emitted in the recycling process than would be used to manufacture a new product
-there is no demand for the recycled materials, so they are often shipped overseas (thereby consuming more fossil fuels).
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is solely responsible for the findings, so you are welcome to contact them with any concerns about their methodology or assertions, unsupported or otherwise.
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Submitted on December 15th, 2008 by Emma RitchThat wasn't a quote from the report, which is why it wasn't in quotation marks in the article. It was a summation of the findings, which included that:
-more energy is consumed and more greenhouse gases are emitted in the recycling process than would be used to manufacture a new product
-there is no demand for the recycled materials, so they are often shipped overseas (thereby consuming more fossil fuels).
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is solely responsible for the findings, so you are welcome to contact them with any concerns about their methodology or assertions, unsupported or otherwise.