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Going Green for Gatesburg
1 The GatesburgGoGreen Initiative is a joint proposal crafted by environmental groups, businesses, city officials, and citizens. The goal is to reduce the amount of waste we add to the county landfill by 90% over the next five years. This plan is ambitious but achievable. It is a goal shared by cities like San Francisco and Cleveland, both of which are much larger than Gatesburg.
2 The proposal began as a discussion about extending the life of the county landfill, which will close in ten years if we do nothing. Several years ago, the city banned the dumping of construction waste, such as wood, that can be effectively recycled. The city later banned yard waste and started a composting program for leaves and grass clippings. Requiring recycling and composting is nothing new. We are just taking the idea to the next level to save our landfill.
3 The new plan calls for every resident to have three trashcans: a green one for compost such as food waste, a blue one for recyclable paper and plastic, and a black one for the landfill. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American produces more than four pounds of trash each day and recycles only about a third of that amount. Those daily pounds of trash add up. They result in tons added unnecessarily to our landfill each year.
4 Purchasing bins and hiring staff will cost money. However, those investments will pay dividends. The city will follow the example of Phoenix, Arizona, which has made more than 500 million dollars in a year by selling its recyclables. We will produce compost that citizens can use in their gardens. We will save money by not having to open a new landfill. We will improve the environment and our budget at the same time.

No Recycling Laws for Gatesburg
1 Recycling is a great idea. Americans already recycle at a high rate, which is around 95% of lead-acid batteries and 70% of steel cans and newspapers. That is one reason we oppose the GatesburgGoGreen Initiative. It burdens citizens by taking a good idea to ridiculous extremes.
2 The so-called initiative is a law, plain and simple. If passed, it would criminalize violations of its complicated rules. A newspaper goes into the blue bin, but what about a flyer insert? Well, it depends. Coffee grounds go in the green bin, but what about a plastic container of yogurt that has gone out of date? Careful — make a mistake, and you will be fined. Those fines, along with the increased taxes to pay for the services and personnel, make this a bad idea for taxpayers.
3 Privacy is another concern. The proposal requires that radio-frequency identification computer chips be attached to each bin. These chips track the pounds of trash each person discards versus how much is recycled. City officials know the average weights thrown out per day, and they know what the numbers should be with mandatory recycling and composting. Falling outside of acceptable ranges summons the trash police to check your bins to see if you have thrown a banana peel into the trash bin instead of the compost bin. The law calls for “administrative personnel” who will have the authority to write tickets. If we aren’t careful, Gatesburg will start to feel like the United Kingdom. In some locations in the UK, compliance with trash laws is monitored with surveillance cameras.
4 This proposed law is not only unnecessary but also radical in how it sacrifices the needs and comfort of citizens to reach an impossible ideal. We already recycle, and we do not need a law forcing us to go beyond what is reasonable.

Essay Outline:
Current State of Landfill:
• Landfill reach capacity in 10 years
• Reduce waste by 90%
• Easy for everyone
Impact:
• Financial impact on our community
• Postpone creating a new landfill
• Compost for my garden
Counterargument:
• Burden quote
• Small steps

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