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Are the same levels of education (along with guilt and shame) being pushed in those areas? I'm completely ignorant about that. What I have heard is that their r

Are the same levels of education (along with guilt and shame) being pushed in those areas? I'm completely ignorant about that. What I have heard is that their rivers are the main source of the Pacific Garbage Patch and that the ocean will be much better off if we can collect that stuff and put it into a western landfill. It gets frustrating hearing nothing but complaints about our culture and no praise about the good policies and progress we do have.

triceratops 7y ago
> Are the same levels of education (along with guilt and shame) being pushed in those areas? There are efforts in progress[1]. Changing mindsets around littering, cleanliness of public spaces etc. takes time. Keep America Beautiful has been running campaigns and lobbying efforts against littering for 2 generations.[2] According to this article[3] they only got started so they wouldn't have to face bans on packaging - which is what we're now seeing various Indian states enforce. Mind I think both are necessary: responsible packaging and responsible consumers. > no praise about the good policies and progress we do have Here's some sincere praise, from the bottom of my heart: I'm gratified to see that the vast majority of people in the US don't litter. They've taken the lessons and messages of the anti-littering movement to heart. Long may it continue. 1. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/india-single-use-plastic-bans-maharashtra-tamil-nadu/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/india... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful 3. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2006/05/origins-anti-litter-campaigns/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2006/05/origins-anti-li...

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Are the same levels of education (along with guilt and shame) being pushed in those areas? I'm completely ignorant about that. What I have heard is that their r

by misterprime 7y ago

triceratops 7y ago
> Are the same levels of education (along with guilt and shame) being pushed in those areas? There are efforts in progress[1]. Changing mindsets around littering, cleanliness of public spaces etc. takes time. Keep America Beautiful has been running campaigns and lobbying efforts against littering for 2 generations.[2] According to this article[3] they only got started so they wouldn't have to face bans on packaging - which is what we're now seeing various Indian states enforce. Mind I think both are necessary: responsible packaging and responsible consumers. > no praise about the good policies and progress we do have Here's some sincere praise, from the bottom of my heart: I'm gratified to see that the vast majority of people in the US don't litter. They've taken the lessons and messages of the anti-littering movement to heart. Long may it continue. 1. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/india-single-use-plastic-bans-maharashtra-tamil-nadu/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/india... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful 3. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2006/05/origins-anti-litter-campaigns/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2006/05/origins-anti-li...