Delingpole Interviews Jay Lehr: Lefties 'Think They're Doing Something Good for the Environment'

What happens to the trash sent away for recycling? Environmentalists will tell you that by recycling you’re doing your bit to help save the planet. 

But science director of the Heartland Institute, Jay Lehr tells James that there is very little economic value in garbage. James and Jay talk about the differences between trash collection in the US and UK, where different policies exist, and what lies behind the thinking that has made recycling so popular with politicians.