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Oh man this is so true and one of the big things that really stuck out to me when I first moved here. In the states i was used to seeing trash along the highway
by seanalltogether 7y ago
Oh man this is so true and one of the big things that really stuck out to me when I first moved here. In the states i was used to seeing trash along the highway, but walking down city streets are relatively clean. Here in the UK when i walk down the street I'm now used to seeing tons of plastic bottles and empty crisp packs in the hedges. And you completely nailed it, cleaning is someone elses job.
- dredmorbius 7y agoThe IRA is in part to explain.
- carty76ers 7y ago> The IRA is in part to explain I’ll bite. Why?
- throwaway3563 7y agoRemoval of bins from public places.
- dredmorbius 7y agoCorrect. Though as the article notes, Japan similarly has few rubbish bins.
- IOT_Apprentice 7y agoFor the same reason. There were some bomb and ricin attacks that prompted that.
- solstice 7y agoFrance also removed most public bins in Paris after bomb attacks in the 90s (I think) but they ended up replacing them with hoops to which transparent plastic bags are attached. I'm not sure on the timeline (ie how long it took them to go from "no bins" to "crappy bins") but this seems like an okay solution. The lack of public bins in Japan is mildly infuriating