As of now, there are significant "barriers" in place preventing millions of Americans from having access to convenient recycling (American Beverage Association). The warrants substantiating the claims are straightforward. For one, America is in the midst of an economic recession. Many Americans have lost their jobs and can barely afford to pay for their rent, food, and medical bills. If it will cost Americans money to recycle items like televisions, then Americans are simply going to rebel. Second, Americans cannot be expected to sort their garbage. The process is dirty, it takes up too much time out of the day, and it requires Americans to actually read the packages they are buying. Americans need a simpler solution, but none has been found yet. In one locality, a custodian was "left sifting through waste, trying to pull out recyclables and garbage mixed in the wrong bins," (Carberry). This shows that recycling is proving to be a more complicated task for Americans than was previously believed by city governments. The children's book Garbage and Recycling by Rosie Harlow makes recycling seem simple. Recycling should be that simple for adults, who are the property owners paying the bills. Finally, it can be inferred that because millions of Americans do not have access to curbside recycling that those Americans are disadvantaged and discriminated against. Americans living in areas without curbside recycling would actually have to carry or drive their garbage somewhere. This costs money, which substantiates the first warrant in the argument. This is also complicated, as even when the consumer...
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