Sam Martin

Sam Martin asserts in the following viewpoint that recycling is an effective way to reduce waste. Although recycling programs do adversely impact the environment, Martin contends that alternatives such as landfills—which can pollute the air and water surrounding them—are much more harmful. According to Martin, consumers embrace recycling as a way to help the environment. Sam Martin writes for Mother Earth News, a magazine about sustainable living.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Martin, what impact did the Mobro 4000 have on America?
2. What specific structural problems are landfills subject to, as stated by the author?
3. In Martin’s opinion, why are recycled product sales not what they should be"

To understand the national obsession with saving our garbage we have only to look to the pages of the Seguin Gazette, a newspaper...