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Not for Tesla at least.Way back in 2006, Elon Musk wroteThe Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (just between you and me)(It copied over fairly well)Background: My day job is running a space transportation company called SpaceX, but on the side I am the chairman of Tesla Motors and help formulate the business and product strategy with Martin and the rest of the team. I have also been Tesla Motor's primary funding source from when the company was just three people and a business plan.As you know, the initial product of Tesla Motors is a high performance electric sports car called the Tesla Roadster. However, some readers may not be aware of the fact that our long term plan is to build a wide range of models, including affordably priced family cars. This is because the overarching purpose of Tesla Motors (and the reason I am funding the company) is to help expedite the move from a mine-and-burn hydrocarbon economy towards a solar electric economy, which I believe to be the primary, but not exclusive, sustainable solution.Critical to making that happen is an electric car without compromises, which is why the Tesla Roadster is designed to beat a gasoline sports car like a Porsche or Ferrari in a head to head showdown. Then, over and above that fact, it has twice the energy efficiency of a Prius. Even so, some may question whether this actually does any good for the world. Are we really in need of another high performance sports car? Will it actually make a difference to global carbon emissions?Well, the answers are no and not much. However, that misses the point, unless you understand the secret master plan alluded to above. Almost any new technology initially has high unit cost before it can be optimized and this is no less true for electric cars. The strategy of Tesla is to enter at the high end of the market, where customers are prepared to pay a premium, and then drive down market as fast as possible to higher unit volume and lower prices with each successive model.Without giving away too much, I can say that the second model will be a sporty four door family car at roughly half the $89k price point of the Tesla Roadster and the third model will be even more affordable. In keeping with a fast growing technology company, all free cash flow is plowed back into R&D to drive down the costs and bring the follow on products to market as fast as possible. When someone buys the Tesla Roadster sports car, they are actually helping pay for development of the low cost family car.Now I’d like to address two repeated arguments against electric vehicles — battery disposal and power plant emissions. The answer to the first is short and simple, the second requires a bit of math:Batteries that are not toxic to the environment!I wouldn’t recommend them as a dessert topping, but the Tesla Motors Lithium-Ion cells are not classified as hazardous and are landfill safe. However, dumping them in the trash would be throwing money away, since the battery pack can be sold to recycling companies (unsubsidized) at the end of its greater than 100,000-mile design life. Moreover, the battery isn’t dead at that point, it just has less range.Power Plant Emissions aka “The Long Tailpipe”(For a more detailed version of this argument, please see the white paper written by Martin and Marc.)A common rebuttal to electric vehicles as a solution to carbon emissions is that they simply transfer the CO2 emissions to the power plant. The obvious counter is that one can develop grid electric power from a variety of means, many of which, like hydro, wind, geothermal, nuclear, solar, etc. involve no CO2emissions. However, let’s assume for the moment that the electricity is generated from a hydrocarbon source like natural gas, the most popular fuel for new US power plants in recent years.The H-System Combined Cycle Generator from General Electric is 60% efficient in turning natural gas into electricity. "Combined Cycle" is where the natural gas is burned to generate electricity and then the waste heat is used to create steam that powers a second generator. Natural gas recovery is 97.5% efficient, processing is also 97.5% efficient and then transmission efficiency over the electric grid is 92% on average. This gives us a well-to-electric-outlet efficiency of 97.5% x 97.5% x 60% x 92% = 52.5%.Despite a body shape, tires and gearing aimed at high performance rather than peak efficiency, the Tesla Roadster requires 0.4 MJ per kilometer or, stated another way, will travel 2.53 km per mega-joule of electricity. The full cycle charge and discharge efficiency of the Tesla Roadster is 86%, which means that for every 100 MJ of electricity used to charge the battery, about 86 MJ reaches the motor.Bringing the math together, we get the final figure of merit of 2.53 km/MJ x 86% x 52.5% = 1.14 km/MJ. Let’s compare that to the Prius and a few other options normally considered energy efficient.The fully considered well-to-wheel efficiency of a gasoline powered car is equal to the energy content of gasoline (34.3 MJ/liter) minus the refinement & transportation losses (18.3%), multiplied by the miles per gallon or km per liter. The Prius at an EPA rated 55 mpg therefore has an energy efficiency of 0.56 km/MJ. This is actually an excellent number compared with a “normal” car like the Toyota Camry at 0.28 km/MJ.Note the term hybrid as applied to cars currently on the road is a misnomer. They are really just gasoline powered cars with a little battery assistance and, unless you are one of the handful who have an aftermarket hack, the little battery has to be charged from the gasoline engine. Therefore, they can be considered simply as slightly more efficient gasoline powered cars. If the EPA certified mileage is 55 mpg, then it is indistinguishable from a non-hybrid that achieves 55 mpg. As a friend of mine says, a world 100% full of Prius drivers is still 100% addicted to oil.The CO2 content of any given source fuel is well understood. Natural gas is 14.4 grams of carbon per mega-joule and oil is 19.9 grams of carbon per mega-joule. Applying those carbon content levels to the vehicle efficiencies, including as a reference the Honda combusted natural gas and Honda fuel cell natural gas vehicles, the hands down winner is pure electric:CarEnergy SourceCO2ContentEfficiencyCO2EmissionsHonda CNGNatural Gas14.4 g/MJ0.32 km/MJ45.0 g/kmHonda FCXNat Gas-Fuel Cell14.4 g/MJ0.35 km/MJ41.1 g/kmToyota PriusOil19.9 g/MJ0.56 km/MJ35.8 g/kmTesla RoadsterNat Gas-Electric14.4 g/MJ1.14 km/MJ12.6 g/kmThe Tesla Roadster still wins by a hefty margin if you assume the average CO2 per joule of US power production. The higher CO2 content of coal compared to natural gas is offset by the negligible CO2content of hydro, nuclear, geothermal, wind, solar, etc. The exact power production mixture varies from one part of the country to another and is changing over time, so natural gas is used here as a fixed yardstick.Becoming Energy PositiveI should mention that Tesla Motors will be co-marketing sustainable energy products from other companies along with the car. For example, among other choices, we will be offering a modestly sized and priced solar panel from SolarCity, a photovoltaics company (where I am also the principal financier). This system can be installed on your roof in an out of the way location, because of its small size, or set up as a carport and will generate about 50 miles per day of electricity.If you travel less than 350 miles per week, you will therefore be “energy positive” with respect to your personal transportation. This is a step beyond conserving or even nullifying your use of energy for transport – you will actually be putting more energy back into the system than you consume in transportation! So, in short, the master plan is:Build sports carUse that money to build an affordable carUse that money to build an even more affordable carWhile doing above, also provide zero emission electric power generation optionsDon't tell anyone.Not for SpaceX either, but less so. Toddlers have thought of building a mars colony before and how awesome that would be.No one knew who he was before Paypal so his ideas less known, not secret. Honestly, his big picture ideas are well known. The technology just has to be developed for Electric Cars, Solar Power has to be developed to permit the massive use of jet fuel for the SpaceX rockets. These are obvious ideas.For example, see this recent technology roadmap the IEA published. These are the problems facing Tesla's enginneers designing solar city and other vendor battery systems. The ideas are known.Page on iea.orgThe solutions are not known to all the presented problems yet, but there is a general plan.The hard part is engineering new technology on the scale required.This is what Elon Musk excels at.And marketing without a budget.EDIT: my last line made much more provable by Musk's recent tweet"About time to unveil the D and something else http://t.co/qp23yi59i6"

Are you interested in Are you interested in starting a recycling business? Do you want to know what it takes to setup a recycling plant? Then i advice you read on as I explain in detail how to start a recycling business from scratch.Recycling is one of the businesses of the future that you must invest in now if you have the means. As the green awareness trend and eco-consciousness increases, the demand for recycled products or items will also increase. This opens an avenue for smart entrepreneurs to capitalize upon, make a living and amass wealth. Now for those who are yet to understand the concept of recycling and potentials it holds, I will give you a brief definition about it.What is Recycling?Recycling is simply the process of making of new products from products that has been used and disposed as waste. As a green entrepreneur, your duty here is to get these assumed useless waste products, recycle it into useful products and resell it to the same people who disposed it. Now if only you can catch the vision behind the concept of recycling, you will benefit immensely from a trend that is still in its beginner’s phase.Another interesting potential of this recycling business is that most people still see it as a business about collecting soda cans, bottles, and old paper. While in reality, recycling businesses focuses on other items and materials, such as the gold found in cell phones and computers, or re-selling household goods.Now setting up a recycling business requires a good knowledge of where to site your company, how to collect your trash goods and where to market or sell them, along with strong entrepreneurial skills and perseverance. But before I dive into the intricacies of setting up a recycling plant, let me briefly show you the potentials or running a recycling business and why I strongly recommend you venture into it.4 Untold Facts about RecyclingNow for those who are naïve about the potentials of establishing your own recycling plant, let me throw in some proven statistics.1. The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash per day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste every year.2. In 2009, Americans alone were able to produce enough trash to circle the Earth 24 times and discarded almost 9 million tons of glass. That could fill enough tractor trailers to stretch from NYC to LA (and back). Statistics also shows that Americans discards 25,000,000 plastic bottles per hour and over 87 percent of Americans have access to curbside or drop-off programs of paper recycling. If all Americans recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we could save about 25 million trees in every year.3. In Nigeria and other developing nations like Ghana, Kenya, Brazil, India, etc with huge populations; the concept or recycling is still a mirage to them. In Nigeria, only Lagos state has taken the bold step to launch a waste-to-wealth initiative but the potential is still fresh and untapped.4. Over 75 percent of waste is recyclable, but only 30 percent of it are being recycled presently. We generate 21.5 million tons of food waste in every year. If the food were composted, it would decrease the same amount of greenhouse gas equivalent to taking 2 million cars off the road.This list can go on and on but I think the few I have said is enough. Are you still not convinced? Then here are some reasons why you should start a recycling business today.3+ Reasons why you should start a recycling businessNow what are the benefits of recycling? The importance of recycling to the economy and environment can never be over-emphasized. This is why the government is urging people to go green.Starting a recycling business makes you an entrepreneur with a sustainable means of livelihood. Why did I say this? The reason I said this is because unlike other industries that are dying, the green or eco-conservation industry is just emerging and still holds a lot of untapped potentials. The green movement is on and people are becoming more eco-conscious, so why not profit from this trend.Starting up a recycling plant also contributes to the economy, with respect to taxes, conservation of power consumption, local content creation, small and medium scale development, job creation and wealth distribution. For instance, the money saved through the consumption of less energy means more competitive price of goods. The producing cycle can be greatly decreased. Taking paper as an instance, the whole wood growth time lag is removed from the producing process.As a green entrepreneur or owner of an eco-conscious company, you are also contributing your quota in the movement for environmental protection because that little company you established will help curtail the problems of blocked drainage, incineration, carbon and greenhouse gas pollution, landfills, deforestation (tree conservation) and the conservation of mineral resources like fuel, coal, iron ore, etc. It means that energies from non-renewable resources are protected and saved for the future generations.Starting a Recycling Business – Sample Business Plan Template1. Decide on the aspect of recycling you want to venture intoYes, this is the first and most important step. You must carry out an investigation on the type of recycling that will catches your interest and offers a good revenue potential or return on investment. Example of niches you can focus on withing the recycling industry include:Glass RecyclingPaper RecyclingScrap Metal RecyclingAluminum Can RecyclingCardboard Paper RecyclingPlastic Bottle Recyclinge-Waste RecyclingFor instance, the recycling of paper, bottles, scrap metals and cans is labor intensive and does not yield much revenue unless you will be charging people for collecting their recycling from their homes. Recycling computers, cell phones, and other items containing scrap gold is also labor intensive and yields profitable revenue, while recycling household’s items for re-using seem to be the most rewarding.2. Acquire the basic knowledgeKnowledge is power, and the application of knowledge is tremendous power. Before jumping into invest your money in establishing a recycling plant, you must research and know everything that needs to be known about the specific recycling business you want to start; and green industry as a whole. You must study and understand the mode of operation and processing channels of a recycling plant. To gain such knowledge, you may need to spend some time working or researching in a recycling plant.3. Conduct a feasibility studyAfter acquiring the basic knowledge of your choice investment, you need to conduct a feasibility research so as to ascertain the profitability of the proposed business, the existing market demand, the type of equipment required to run your recycling plant, the best location to site your company, the manpower needed, the overhead capital and operating capital needed, where to source funds from, the level of competition, the financial forecast or projections, etc.4. Write a business planIf you took the pain to conduct a feasibility research, then you have no problem writing a business plan. All you need to do is to turn your feasibility report into a business plan by adding a vision and mission statement, a strategic marketing plan and a biography of your management team. Once this is done, your business plan is ready to be presented to investors.5. Source for fundsMost recycling businesses are capital intensive and you may not have the capacity to self finance it, so you have to figure out a way to raise money for the project. Are you going to raise capital from angel investors, Venture capitalists, government agencies or NGOs? Or would you rather take a bank loan? The choice is yours to make.6. Assemble a team and commence the projectOnce you have succeeded in executing step one to five, you can then proceed to assemble a business team that is both technical and management inclined. This team will help you in the setting up of the recycling plant and running the company. However, it is important that you obtain the necessary license and permit from both the federal, state and local government before commencing business operation.A sample list of equipment needed for a recycling businessRecycling process management softwareBusiness cardsWaste collection vehicles such as trucks, open end vans, etc.Conveyors: – This is used to move both the trash and recycled products from receiving station to sorting station.Hydraulic lifts: – This is used for transporting and loading both trashed and recycled materials like scrap metal, bottles, etc.Industrial loaders: – This is used to transport materials to and fro the collection areas.Magnets: – This is used in separating metals from other materials and to separate ferrous metals from non-ferrous metals.CranesVibratory feedersRecycling screensBalersCompactorsPulverizers: – They are used between the sorting and refining stages of the recycling process. Grinders and pulverizers are use for handling friable materials such as glass.Shredders: – This is used for reducing materials like metal, paper, plastics, tires into smaller bits.8 Challenges of starting a recycling businessThough recycling business is very lucrative and has many advantages. Yet, there are so many challenges accompany it. So below are some of the challenges to expect when starting a recycling business.A recycling business takes time, effort and resources to setup.It is capital intensiveIt is labor intensiveSourcing for scraps and waste products may proof a challenge as it takes a great effort to gather a reasonable quantity. Also, this is a very big challenge because not all scraps are worth it. It is required that you sort out those scraps are useful and in high demand.This business involves dealing with garbage, so it is been perceived as a dirty business. You must possess an enduring spirit to be able to deal with this kind of business as it involves dirt and garbage. The business has to do with sifting through garbage.Some of these scraps are hazardous. So you are likely to sustain injuries when gathering some of these scraps, as some of them are sharp metal objects, examples of this sharp metals are; aluminum, copper, etc.Toxins are inevitable because the nature of this business involves sifting through waste, so you are likely to come across toxins and these toxins are harmful to humans.Transporting the scrap to the recycling plant might prove a challenge because most recycling plant are sited very far away and will require a lot of money to transport the scraps to the place of recycling.Recycling Business ideas and OpportunitiesNow what can be recycled? What business ideas or opportunities exist in the recycling / waste management industry? These are the questions most people ask. Well, I want you to know that the opportunities in recycling can never be exhausted. Examples of some of them are:Garbage collection or sourcingGarbage haulingSetting up a recycling plantList of 50+ things that can be recycledHuman hair, Old Jewelry, Wine corks, Newspapers, Scrap Metal, Mattresses, Hearing Aids, Bones, Shoes, Cloths, Aluminum Cans, Fluorescent Bulbs, Food Containers, Eyeglasses, Bathtubs, sinks and toilets, Refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, Batteries, Old cars, Cell phone, Computers, Smoke detectors.Paint, Rugs, Carpets and padding, Plastic Bottles, Old Bricks and concretes, electronics, kids toys, Curtains, Ink and toner cartridges, Tires, Roof shingles, Scrap wood and furniture, Washing machines, Screened doors, Foam packing material, Magazines, Christmas trees, Motor oil, CDS, DVDS, Game Discs.Plastic Bags, leather bags, Phone books, Toothbrushes and Razors, Fire extinguisher, Fencing, Styrofoam containers, Leaves, Clothing hangars, Packing foams and peanuts, Grass clippings, e waste, cardboard, printer, light bulbs, PVC, waste water, steel, pallets, asphalt, antifreeze, etc.? Do you want to know what it takes to setup a recycling plant? Then i advice you read on as I explain in detail how to start a recycling business from scratch.Recycling is one of the businesses of the future that you must invest in now if you have the means. As the green awareness trend and eco-consciousness increases, the demand for recycled products or items will also increase. This opens an avenue for smart entrepreneurs to capitalize upon, make a living and amass wealth. Now for those who are yet to understand the concept of recycling and potentials it holds, I will give you a brief definition about it.What is Recycling?Recycling is simply the process of making of new products from products that has been used and disposed as waste. As a green entrepreneur, your duty here is to get these assumed useless waste products, recycle it into useful products and resell it to the same people who disposed it. Now if only you can catch the vision behind the concept of recycling, you will benefit immensely from a trend that is still in its beginner’s phase.Another interesting potential of this recycling business is that most people still see it as a business about collecting soda cans, bottles, and old paper. While in reality, recycling businesses focuses on other items and materials, such as the gold found in cell phones and computers, or re-selling household goods.Now setting up a recycling business requires a good knowledge of where to site your company, how to collect your trash goods and where to market or sell them, along with strong entrepreneurial skills and perseverance. But before I dive into the intricacies of setting up a recycling plant, let me briefly show you the potentials or running a recycling business and why I strongly recommend you venture into it.4 Untold Facts about RecyclingNow for those who are naïve about the potentials of establishing your own recycling plant, let me throw in some proven statistics.1. The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash per day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste every year.2. In 2009, Americans alone were able to produce enough trash to circle the Earth 24 times and discarded almost 9 million tons of glass. That could fill enough tractor trailers to stretch from NYC to LA (and back). Statistics also shows that Americans discards 25,000,000 plastic bottles per hour and over 87 percent of Americans have access to curbside or drop-off programs of paper recycling. If all Americans recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we could save about 25 million trees in every year.3. In Nigeria and other developing nations like Ghana, Kenya, Brazil, India, etc with huge populations; the concept or recycling is still a mirage to them. In Nigeria, only Lagos state has taken the bold step to launch a waste-to-wealth initiative but the potential is still fresh and untapped.4. Over 75 percent of waste is recyclable, but only 30 percent of it are being recycled presently. We generate 21.5 million tons of food waste in every year. If the food were composted, it would decrease the same amount of greenhouse gas equivalent to taking 2 million cars off the road.This list can go on and on but I think the few I have said is enough. Are you still not convinced? Then here are some reasons why you should start a recycling business today.3+ Reasons why you should start a recycling businessNow what are the benefits of recycling? The importance of recycling to the economy and environment can never be over-emphasized. This is why the government is urging people to go green.Starting a recycling business makes you an entrepreneur with a sustainable means of livelihood. Why did I say this? The reason I said this is because unlike other industries that are dying, the green or eco-conservation industry is just emerging and still holds a lot of untapped potentials. The green movement is on and people are becoming more eco-conscious, so why not profit from this trend.Starting up a recycling plant also contributes to the economy, with respect to taxes, conservation of power consumption, local content creation, small and medium scale development, job creation and wealth distribution. For instance, the money saved through the consumption of less energy means more competitive price of goods. The producing cycle can be greatly decreased. Taking paper as an instance, the whole wood growth time lag is removed from the producing process.As a green entrepreneur or owner of an eco-conscious company, you are also contributing your quota in the movement for environmental protection because that little company you established will help curtail the problems of blocked drainage, incineration, carbon and greenhouse gas pollution, landfills, deforestation (tree conservation) and the conservation of mineral resources like fuel, coal, iron ore, etc. It means that energies from non-renewable resources are protected and saved for the future generations.Starting a Recycling Business – Sample Business Plan Template1. Decide on the aspect of recycling you want to venture intoYes, this is the first and most important step. You must carry out an investigation on the type of recycling that will catches your interest and offers a good revenue potential or return on investment. Example of niches you can focus on withing the recycling industry include:Glass RecyclingPaper RecyclingScrap Metal RecyclingAluminum Can RecyclingCardboard Paper RecyclingPlastic Bottle Recyclinge-Waste RecyclingFor instance, the recycling of paper, bottles, scrap metals and cans is labor intensive and does not yield much revenue unless you will be charging people for collecting their recycling from their homes. Recycling computers, cell phones, and other items containing scrap gold is also labor intensive and yields profitable revenue, while recycling household’s items for re-using seem to be the most rewarding.2. Acquire the basic knowledgeKnowledge is power, and the application of knowledge is tremendous power. Before jumping into invest your money in establishing a recycling plant, you must research and know everything that needs to be known about the specific recycling business you want to start; and green industry as a whole. You must study and understand the mode of operation and processing channels of a recycling plant. To gain such knowledge, you may need to spend some time working or researching in a recycling plant.3. Conduct a feasibility studyAfter acquiring the basic knowledge of your choice investment, you need to conduct a feasibility research so as to ascertain the profitability of the proposed business, the existing market demand, the type of equipment required to run your recycling plant, the best location to site your company, the manpower needed, the overhead capital and operating capital needed, where to source funds from, the level of competition, the financial forecast or projections, etc.4. Write a business planIf you took the pain to conduct a feasibility research, then you have no problem writing a business plan. All you need to do is to turn your feasibility report into a business plan by adding a vision and mission statement, a strategic marketing plan and a biography of your management team. Once this is done, your business plan is ready to be presented to investors.5. Source for fundsMost recycling businesses are capital intensive and you may not have the capacity to self finance it, so you have to figure out a way to raise money for the project. Are you going to raise capital from angel investors, Venture capitalists, government agencies or NGOs? Or would you rather take a bank loan? The choice is yours to make.6. Assemble a team and commence the projectOnce you have succeeded in executing step one to five, you can then proceed to assemble a business team that is both technical and management inclined. This team will help you in the setting up of the recycling plant and running the company. However, it is important that you obtain the necessary license and permit from both the federal, state and local government before commencing business operation.A sample list of equipment needed for a recycling businessRecycling process management softwareBusiness cardsWaste collection vehicles such as trucks, open end vans, etc.Conveyors: – This is used to move both the trash and recycled products from receiving station to sorting station.Hydraulic lifts: – This is used for transporting and loading both trashed and recycled materials like scrap metal, bottles, etc.Industrial loaders: – This is used to transport materials to and fro the collection areas.Magnets: – This is used in separating metals from other materials and to separate ferrous metals from non-ferrous metals.CranesVibratory feedersRecycling screensBalersCompactorsPulverizers: – They are used between the sorting and refining stages of the recycling process. Grinders and pulverizers are use for handling friable materials such as glass.Shredders: – This is used for reducing materials like metal, paper, plastics, tires into smaller bits.8 Challenges of starting a recycling businessThough recycling business is very lucrative and has many advantages. Yet, there are so many challenges accompany it. So below are some of the challenges to expect when starting a recycling business.A recycling business takes time, effort and resources to setup.It is capital intensiveIt is labor intensiveSourcing for scraps and waste products may proof a challenge as it takes a great effort to gather a reasonable quantity. Also, this is a very big challenge because not all scraps are worth it. It is required that you sort out those scraps are useful and in high demand.This business involves dealing with garbage, so it is been perceived as a dirty business. You must possess an enduring spirit to be able to deal with this kind of business as it involves dirt and garbage. The business has to do with sifting through garbage.Some of these scraps are hazardous. So you are likely to sustain injuries when gathering some of these scraps, as some of them are sharp metal objects, examples of this sharp metals are; aluminum, copper, etc.Toxins are inevitable because the nature of this business involves sifting through waste, so you are likely to come across toxins and these toxins are harmful to humans.Transporting the scrap to the recycling plant might prove a challenge because most recycling plant are sited very far away and will require a lot of money to transport the scraps to the place of recycling.Recycling Business ideas and OpportunitiesNow what can be recycled? What business ideas or opportunities exist in the recycling / waste management industry? These are the questions most people ask. Well, I want you to know that the opportunities in recycling can never be exhausted. Examples of some of them are:Garbage collection or sourcingGarbage haulingSetting up a recycling plantList of 50+ things that can be recycledHuman hair, Old Jewelry, Wine corks, Newspapers, Scrap Metal, Mattresses, Hearing Aids, Bones, Shoes, Cloths, Aluminum Cans, Fluorescent Bulbs, Food Containers, Eyeglasses, Bathtubs, sinks and toilets, Refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, Batteries, Old cars, Cell phone, Computers, Smoke detectors.Paint, Rugs, Carpets and padding, Plastic Bottles, Old Bricks and concretes, electronics, kids toys, Curtains, Ink and toner cartridges, Tires, Roof shingles, Scrap wood and furniture, Washing machines, Screened doors, Foam packing material, Magazines, Christmas trees, Motor oil, CDS, DVDS, Game Discs.Plastic Bags, leather bags, Phone books, Toothbrushes and Razors, Fire extinguisher, Fencing, Styrofoam containers, Leaves, Clothing hangars, Packing foams and peanuts, Grass clippings, e waste, cardboard, printer, light bulbs, PVC, waste water, steel, pallets, asphalt, antifreeze, etc.

Yes, this system: A Socialist Economy.The following only applies to Marx’s version of socialism/communism, not the aberration that took over the former Soviet Union after Lenin died and the Stalinists seized power, which later spread into China, E Europe, N Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Cuba:[That will require the economy to be fully socialised — which is the left-wing version of nationalisation. This would involve the collective ownership and control of the means of production, distribution and exchange (e.g., factories, transport systems, farms, food processing, energy generation, banks, healthcare, and so on — but not personal property, such as houses, cars, TV sets, furniture, cell phones, etc.) by the working population itself. This will also have to spread right across the planet, or at least to all of the ‘advanced’ economies. Why that is necessary will be explained below, as will how it will be achieved.]The primary, but not the sole, aim of such a society will be the reduction of the working week with no loss of pay, all under democratic control.Here is how that will be achieved:If, say, factory, F, can make n Widgets per 8 hour day, and worker/engineer, W, comes up with a technological or work-method improvement that will enable factory F to make n Widgets per 6 hour day, then (unlike at present) this will reduce the working week by 10 hours (with no loss of pay), as opposed to making k workers redundant (in that factory, or in other factories).Economic advance, in every area, will therefore be aimed at reducing the working week as opposed to cutting wages, making workers redundant, or undercutting competitors in order to secure higher profits — but, there won't be any competitors since every economic unit will share this common goal, reducing the working week.[Of course, if anyone wants to work longer hours — for example, if they enjoy their job or career, that will certainly be permitted.]This will in turn mean that technological and other innovations will be freely shared, not regarded as 'industrial secrets', as they are at present. Developments like this won't be resisted, as is often the case under capitalism, they will be welcomed and those introducing them will be regarded as heroes, not villains, as happens now.So, the pressure in society won't be to hoard knowledge and keep it secret, but to open it up, and make it widely available. The only competition in society will be to see who can come up with the next big idea, the next big technological advance, the next refinement in the work process, that will shorten the working week. Every other economic unit will no longer be viewed as a threat but as an ally. The same will be true of every other country, so there will be no international rivalry, and hence no wars.Shortening the working week will, plainly, free up time so that vastly more individuals will be able to educate themselves to whatever level they want, and in whatever subject they desire, thus filling the ranks with even more qualified and trained individuals committed to the above innovations — i.e., engineers, technologists, designers, computer scientists, etc. Others will be able to devote time to the arts, science, exploration, tourism, photography, medicine, etc. — areas that are now largely confined to, or monopolised by, the rich or by those patronised by the wealthy. This will create a truly massive pool of creativity, not just in technology, but in ‘pure research’, design and the arts, in music, communication, and entertainment, easily the greatest increase in all of human history.Furthermore, human potential won’t be squandered or wasted as it is now; for example, at present 29,000 children under the age of five die each day from preventable causes; quite apart from its immorality and the untold misery and suffering it causes, what a massive waste of human potential this is alone! That won’t happen under socialism, so the pool of human creativity will be able to grow exponentially.Child mortalityNor will trillions of dollars be wasted each year on useless weapons of death:$1,570,000,000,000: how much the world spent on arms this yearOr $hundreds of billions on marketing and advertising (for example, $529 billion was spent on advertising alone in 2015), etc., areas of the economy that only make sense in a capitalist world founded on competition, and hence on duplication and massive waste.As production becomes more efficient, and the working week has been dramatically, shortened, workers can be transferred to other sectors so that the whole economy benefits from reductions in the working week elsewhere. This will mean that 'less pleasant' jobs, for example, will also see a significant reduction in the working week as more workers are co-opted to work there. This will be done under local democratic control, by agreement, not coercion, and will in turn mean that if, say, worker, NN, is employed in waste disposal, for instance, he/she will find that occupation much less onerous and unpleasant if they only have to spend half a day a week, or less, doing it, without loss of pay.So, under socialism, full employment will in the end mean a couple of hours a week, or less, for everybody (except in very specialised areas, like surgery or engineering, much of which will be largely under computer control, anyway), and the implementation of a truly self-developmental and leisure society for the first time in human history.Contrary to what some think (these are mostly anti-communists ignorant of Marxism), this won’t be a Utopia. That is because, even though those who do the work will be in control of society, humanity will face numerous problems, some of which they won’t be able to solve or solve fully. So, this won’t be a perfect society (a “workers’ paradise”), but it will be one in which ordinary people democratically make the decisions, and they will do so in support of their interests, not the elite who currently make such decisions in their favour.Check this out:The Utopian Vision of the Future: A Marxist CritiqueHaving said that, it is important to distinguish between two basic forms of socialism:1) 'Socialism from above',and,2) 'Socialism from below'.The first form seeks to bring ‘socialism’ to the mass of the population, whether they want it or not. It is imposed from above by politicians, bureaucrats, and technocrats, as its name suggests. This approach has been adopted by various political movements, including Stalinism, Maoism, Castroism, Chavezism (as we have seen in Venezuela) —in other words, all forms of communism since the late 1920s — as well as Social Democracy [SD], Democratic Socialism [DS], and conspiratorial Blanquism. Often, the population acquiesce to this form of socialism (voluntarily or even under duress), and they might even elect and then welcome it at first, until they find it doesn't work. This form of socialism leaves the mass of the population passive and unchanged — except where they are allowed, in some cases, to vote every now and then, or they are required to provide cannon fodder in defence of this new form of the state —, and, in the case of communism, they remain a constant threat to the new ruling class that has been formed as a result (as indeed we saw in Russia, E Europe, China, N Korea, and Cuba).BlanquismThat is because 'Socialism from above' either (i) Leaves the class structure of society unchanged (as is the case with SD/DS), or (ii) It introduces and then imposes a new ruling elite (as was the case with all forms of Communism) -- but, in both cases, the mass of the population remains exploited and/or oppressed for its pains.Many confuse this statist or ‘corporatist’ form of ‘socialism’ — whereby the state owns all, most or some of the means of production, distribution and exchange (factories, mines, transport systems, services, farms, banks, etc.) — with Marxism. They will struggle long and hard and to no avail to find anything in Marx’s writings that confirms such a gross misrepresentation of his ideas.Every time this form of socialism has been tried it has failed, or is now failing:For_those_who_think_Capitalism_is_a_bed_of_rose_petalsAre-people-really-starving?/answer/Rosa-Lichtenstein/comment/97765049That because (iii) In the case of SD/DS, the rich and powerful will always fight it, try to strangle it to death, manoeuvre or force it to compromise what few principles it has remaining so that it gradually becomes a pale reflection of those parties and social forces that genuinely, and openly represent the interests of the ruling elite — that is, until they resemble to some extent Conservative and Right-wing parties — as we have repeatedly seen in the USA, much of Europe, S America, Australia, etc., etc. So, SD/DS don’t change society in any fundamental way, and leave class division (and hence the rich and powerful) securely in place. In the case of SD, more often than not it puts the interests of the top 10% ahead of the 90%, throwing the latter a few crumbs from the table from time to time.This is one of the reasons for the rise of populism in the US and across Europe, of late, as the mass of the population becomes disillusioned with the various forms of SD and ‘liberal democracy’ on offer.(iv) On the other hand, Communist regimes leave the ‘free market’ capitalist world largely intact, isolating themselves from the international division of labour, which in the long run renders their economies inefficient and totally incapable of competing with the rest of the world. In which case, they are doomed to fail from the start.As Engels, Lenin and Trotsky argued, socialism can't be created in a sea of capitalism, and any attempt to do so will always flounder.The second form of socialism, 'Socialism from below', represents Marx, Lenin and Trotsky’s view. It involves the great mass of the population creating a socialist society for themselves, not waiting for anyone, or any party, to do it for them. In such a society the means of production will be collectively owned, not by the state, but by the workers themselves.RevolutionThe Self-Emancipation of the Working Class in Marx and EngelsThis form of socialism has to spread (to see how that happens follow the first of the above links) — taking over the core economies of capitalism so that it can't be strangled in the above manner — as the proletariat of each country rebel. We aren't talking about invasion here; an invasion by an external socialist country won't change the working class of the country invaded in the required manner -- they have to change themselves in their own way, by their own revolution. Hence, they have to learn to take charge of their own lives and their own society, not leave it to someone else to do it for them. Each strike, for example, is a mini-rehearsal for this (whether those taking part realise it or not), where workers have to organise in their own communities and share money, clothing, food, shelter, etc., etc. In effect they have to run a mini-socialist society for a few weeks or months.Capitalism is now so integrated, that a crisis anywhere will spread internationally, as we saw in the 1930s, and again ten years ago in the financial near meltdown of the entire system. In that case, a revolution caused by such a crisis will be international, too. [Again, more details if readers follow the first of the two links above.]As Marx argued, the system has created its own ‘grave-diggers’. For the first time in human history, the proletariat (the working class under capitalism) is the largest class on the planet, with well over two billion members — much more if we include family members.Some might claim this is a pipe dream, but we have already seen dozens of such revolutions in the last hundred years (again, follow the fist of the above links for more details).This is a basic fact SD/DS, Stalin, Mao, Castro and all the rest who advocate ‘socialism from above’, have failed to grasp, so determined were they to impose ‘socialism’ on other countries, or, indeed, on their own people. What they deliver isn’t socialism but a continuation do the old system under a new name.As noted earlier, because the mass of the population has to refashion society in their own interests and by their own efforts, they transform themselves as a result, learning to run society by and for themselves, thus ending class division, and hence the class war. That is because, for the first time in human history, those who do the work will make the decisions. If they succeed, humanity can advance; if they don't, humanity faces barbarism. [Again, follow the above link for the reason why.]This form of socialism hasn't been tried anywhere yet, and no one knows if it will work. But, there are good reasons to suppose it will (as the above indicates).More details here (including why communism failed in the former Soviet Union and elsewhere):Two_souls_of_SocialismHow Marxism WorksWhy-did-socialism-fail-in-Russia?/answer/Rosa-Lichtenstein==================Added on Edit:A few critics have argued that it would be impossible to plan such a complex economy, so a socialist economy would either collapse into chaos or it would need to reintroduce the market, and hence revert to capitalism.I have responded to that criticism, here:Why-are-people-starting-to-say-that-communism-is-a-bad-concept-in-theory-and-not-just-in-practice/answer/Rosa-LichtensteinFinally, I have replied to several tired old, misguided criticisms of Marxism (concerning ‘human nature’, socialist ‘totalitarianism’, ‘gulags’, and ‘mass murder’, etc., etc.), here:Why-didn’t-Marx-offer-a-better-form-of-government-than-dictatorship-of-the-proletariat-given-the-fallibility-of-human-nature/answer/Rosa-Lichtenstein=====================Any critics of my remarks are strongly advised to read the warning I have added to the following answer of mine before they think to comment:Why-did-socialism-fail-in-Russia/answer/Rosa-Lichtenstein