With the state of North Carolina about to enter even further into the depths of eco-stupidity next week by outlawing the trashing of plastic containers, I thought it would be appropriate to dust off an article that I published back in the 1990s. Forced recycling is no less silly today than it was a dozen years ago when I wrote this piece and neither the facts nor the arguments have changed.  Thanks to the Heartland Institute, my musings from back then are still available to share.