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There were no public hearings and no advanced warning." Logan Councilwoman Tami Pyfer said she agrees that not enough public dialogue had taken place, but said recycling had been talked about for years and was in the master plan of the city. The smaller cities have the option of opting out of the garbage and recycling contract if they want to, Pyfer said, but they would have to create their own garbage disposal program. Jamie Ericksen, public education aide for the Environmental Department, said the Logan landfill was receiving 46,000 tons of garbage every day. She said the recycling program will extend the life of the landfill by an estimated 18 months. Ericksen said 18 months may not seem like a good investment, but said a lot of money goes into maintaining a landfill even after it is not in use. Even on the numbers Logan City has presented, the views are split. Simmons said those numbers are based off the assumption that people will recycle and reduce the amount of trash in their bins. Pyfer said she they are preliminary numbers and once people begin to use and understand the recycling plan fully, the life of the landfill wjll be increased. Citizens believe this is good news for the environment, Pyfer said, noting said about 95 percent of the calls she has received about the recycling program have been positive. Jensen said one of the complaints is the $3 per can fee, but people can reduce their cost to 85 cents per blue can if they switch from a 90-gallon garbage can to a 6o-gallon container. "A mandatory $2 air quality fee was passed at the same time as the recycling, but no one seemed to care," Pyfer said. Another complaint the city has received is the difficulty of sorting garbage, but USU graduate Benjamin Knoll said the recycling program in Iowa City, Iowa, where he now lives, requires citizens to sort their recyclables into six different categories and wash, flatten and secure the items they recycle. "Granted, it takes effort and thought to follow the recycling requirements, but most civilized persons with a high school education are able to manage," Knoll said. "I should think anyone in Logan would be more than able to do the same, especially considering the relative ease of recycling methods there." Mike Lyons, associate professor in the political science department, agreed, saying, "It's a very user-friendly program." Logan is contracting their recycling to Mountain Fibers, Jensen said, which is a company that recycles cardboard and some plastic and ships the other recyclables elsewhere. This might not be the best thing for the environment, Lyons said. "The value of recycling has been exaggerated, especially if one is concerned about global warming," Lyons said. "For things like aluminum, it makes a lot of sense. But for things like glass and sometimes paper, to transport things a fairly long distance, you emit greenhouse gases, which is counterproductive." Lyons said recycling makes more sense in dense urban populations where the trucks don't have to travel far or take a lot of time to pick up the recyclables, but in more rural areas, the trucks collecting the garbage do more damage to the environment than the recyclable material being thrown away would. "Recycling is not necessarily an inappropriate thing to do, but people shouldn't accept it uncritically," Lyons said. Simmons agreed, saying, "Recycling is an article of faith for environmental activists," Simmons said, "but it doesn't always make good environmental or economical sense." 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