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Interesting; garbage chutes are required for any building over 4 storeys around here (Singapore). Some older places have individual chute openings in each flat,
by culturestate 6y ago
Interesting; garbage chutes are required for any building over 4 storeys around here (Singapore). Some older places have individual chute openings in each flat, but most newer ones use centralized pneumatic systems, e.g. https://www.hdb.gov.sg/cs/infoweb/about-us/our-role/smart-and-sustainable-living/hdb-greenprint/waste-management https://www.hdb.gov.sg/cs/infoweb/about-us/our-role/smart-an...
- ponker 6y agoSingapore and Japan are two countries where I've seen things work that don't work anywhere else because the citizenry treats the commons so well (whether out of pure civic pride or fear of some consequences I don't have any idea).
- culturestate 6y ago> whether out of pure civic pride or fear of some consequences I don't have any idea A little of column A and a little of column B. Collectivism is sort of self-reinforcing, but there are also legal mechanisms that keep people honest.