Thursday, March 19, 2009

When recycling is not politically correct

Spot the hidden agenda

It sees that not all forms of recycling are to be embraced. In a move that will greatly increase the cost of ammunition and may cause several US manufacturers to lay off workers, the Defense Department is ending a long standing practice of selling expended brass cartridges to domestic ammunition manufacturers. Instead the readily recyclable casings are to be melted down and recast for sale as scrap metal.

To add insult to injury it should be noted that as scrap metal the brass will sell for substantially less than was paid for the expended casings.

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