A Recycling Dilemma
One Friday night, Steve and his housemates threw a huge party at their place for a good friend's birthday. After many hours of fun, all the guests went home, leaving bottles, cups, food wrappers, and party favors everywhere throughout the house and backyard. The next morning, when Steve came downstairs, he found that his housemates had put all the garbage into five large trash bags and were about to put them all in the dumpster. However, Steve knew a majority of the contents were recyclable, and his friends had just been too lazy to sort it.
Should Steve stop his friends and make them go through the trash for the recyclable materials, even though it may take an extra 30 minutes? Or should he just let them throw it all in the dumpster and be done with it?
Here are some helpful resources:
A Framework for Ethical Decision Making
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/framework.html
Recycling Basics
http://www.wm.com/customer-service/residential-recycling-faq.jsp
Is Recycling Worth the Trouble, Cost?
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91824&page=1
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