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This article has a very interesting take on the subject. And for those that have not seen it live, here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHAJ7f0HyjM
by eastendguy 8y ago
This article has a very interesting take on the subject. And for those that have not seen it live, here is a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHAJ7f0HyjM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHAJ7f0HyjM
As background info: Before this system was introduced, people would simply leave their smelly garbage bags on the street for collection, not a good idea in a hot and windy country.
I was not aware that it also helped to reduce the amount of garbage significantly (as the article describes). That is a very cool side effect - or was this planned?
- bdon 8y agoNot mentioned in the article is that the official blue garbage bags need to be purchased. Garbage collection is effectively pay-by-volume. They're cheap, but the fact that they're not free changes people's behavior towards using less bags and separating compost and recyclables.