[forsakenharmony]

I feel like there should be laws preventing anyone from destroying something someone else could use

We can't just throw everything away, no matter if it's cheaper, we will run out of resources if we don't recycle

[Kalium]

What was the last thing you threw away that couldn't be used by someone else? Anyone at all?

[exporectomy]

Recycling can only slow the loss of raw materials, not prevent it. So we'll either run out eventually anyway or we won't run out anyway. Your argument doesn't work.