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I could be inspired to haul trash. If I knew the system put in place was designed to get people to minimize their actual trash, that organic waste was being reu
by peterwwillis 8y ago
I could be inspired to haul trash. If I knew the system put in place was designed to get people to minimize their actual trash, that organic waste was being reused properly for compost, and that multi-stream recycling was in place, I would feel pretty good about what I was doing. Work in waste management: save the planet.
I don't know how to get established cities to follow such a program, but Taiwan seems to have figured it out. https://www.wsj.com/articles/taiwan-the-worlds-geniuses-of-garbage-disposal-1463519134 https://www.wsj.com/articles/taiwan-the-worlds-geniuses-of-g...
- kolpa 8y agoHauling trash in USA is a terrible job. Overflowing with criminals and safety hazards. https://features.propublica.org/sanitation-salvage/sanitation-salvage-accidents-new-york-city-commercial-carting-garbage/ https://features.propublica.org/sanitation-salvage/sanitatio...
- 2trill2spill 8y agoI think there's quite a big difference between the trash business in New York City and most other places in the country.