Although it would be nice to have a scapegoat, this is not exactly true. A great manufacturer's plant is bound to comply with strict legislation. Also, not only for the benefit of the environment, but also to minimise cost, there is often quite a tight system of in-plant recycling and reuse. So the total quantity of waste and emissions produced by such a plant is comparatively low. This is quite different for amateurs who do not collect their waste for recycling or proper disposal. Each one of them may only dispose of a few dozen gallons of toxic waste per year, the large number of amateurs who do this makes for quite a quantity of hazardous matter released into the environment w/o any treatment.(posted 8501 days ago)Regards, Thomas Wollstein