Can Houston Really Afford Not to Recycle?

Mayor Turner had balked at Waste Management's initial contract offer as too long and cost-prohibitive, and had threatened that the city might need to suspect recycling altogether.

According to the Texas Campaign for the Environment, some 40 percent of Texas landfills leak. Recycling eases the strain on landfills. So, while the city may not be able to afford what Waste Management really wants, can the city – and the environment and communities surrounding it – really afford not to recycle?

To discuss that question, we talk with Melanie Scruggs, program director for the Texas Campaign for the Environment.

MORE: Mayor Turner Announces New Curbside Recycling Contract With Waste Management (News 88.7, March 11, 2016)

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