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Well, except for the fact that half the people won't bother and the job will have to be done at some point anyway.
by archagon 9y ago
Well, except for the fact that half the people won't bother and the job will have to be done at some point anyway.
- uoaei 9y agoThat is a strong assertion. It takes a bit of culture remapping, but certainly doable. Want good examples? Spend some time in Germany or Sweden.
- lobster_johnson 9y agoMaking humans change their habits is extremely difficult, though. Scandinavia and Germany are outliers — and I say that as a Scandinavian (who has spent a lot of time in Germany). Here in New York, I recently lived in a building where people would, on a weekly basis, discard pizzas, soiled napkins and rotisserie chicken carcasses in the recycling bin. This was a modern building with just two different recycling bins (one for plastic/metal, the other for paper/cardboard). It's amazing how little people care. In my current NYC neighbourhood, there are no recycling bins at all, and people have to sort and bag their recycling and put it on the street one night of the week. Not surprisingly, almost nobody bothers. Other than myself, I've only observed bags from my neighbour next door. The US can be pretty infuriating/depressing sometimes.