Eric QuirozMrs. EnceEnglish-20108 April 2014Can it be wrong, when it seems so right? We all care about our planet, even if it is a very small part inside us. The less effort we have to make to help our environment, the more we are actually willing to help and the better we feel about ourselves. In the United States, in fact, more people recycle than vote; according to Samantha MacBride in her book Recycling Reconsidered. (MacBride 9) But what happens if the good is outweighed by the bad? What if immediate results only delay worse problems? The city of Saint George has an excellent waste management program, a county landfill that is within city limits but just the right distance from residential areas, and many reputable recycling centers. The city also offers recycling “bins” at multiple locations throughout the city (WC). Waste management is almost perfect in Saint George. However, newly elected Mayor Jon Pike is looking to implement a citywide door-to-door recycling program. “. . . [Mayor Pike] wants to pursue a long-standing goal of bringing curbside recycling to the area, embracing a national trend toward sustainability and hoping to extend the life of the county landfill.” reports The Spectrum's David DeMille. Yes, door-to-door recycling actually has its benefits, but those benefits may not be as beneficial as they seem. The City of Saint George should not implement door-to-door recycling. When addressing this issue, it is necessary to discuss the cost of waste separation, which exceeds any economic gain. Secondly, it should be made known that the recycling process wastes more natural sources than it saves. For these three reasons: economic, environmental and experiential, door-to-door recycling should... half the paper... in the United States which covers its costs."(Jacoby, Get Excited)An environmentally conscious person a person can say, “But the cost doesn't matter, as long as the environment benefits.” Yes, it is quite true that the purpose of door-to-door recycling is to reduce the harmful effect we have on the environment essentially releases dangerous chemicals and toxins into the environment. For example, paper recycling, according to the Clean Water Action Council of Wisconsin, this process creates dangerous byproducts: “Approximately 250 tons of PCBs – known cancer-causing chemicals – have been discharged into the environment. Fox River… from the paper recycling industries.” (Clean Water Council) Let's put this in perspective: 250 tons is more than the total amount of waste produced in the United States in a year, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).