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In my opinion, its a mixture of both. They don't have trash pickups in most places. So pretty much your only option to get rid of household trash is to burn it
by kart23 4y ago
In my opinion, its a mixture of both. They don't have trash pickups in most places. So pretty much your only option to get rid of household trash is to burn it or dump it somewhere. And because there's no trashcans anywhere in public, people just toss trash wherever they like. Think about what your neighborhood would look like if there was no waste management services provided.
- mc32 4y agoIt leans heavy toward being cultural: Japan got rid of most public trashcans after an extremist group attacked civilians with sarin gas, some decades ago. The streets remained as trash-free as usual. On the other hand after work, at night, you may see a manager passed out with a pool of puke in a subway car… on the other hand it gets cleaned up pronto at the terminus and the car will be clean and his wallet won't go mysteriously missing.
- darth_avocado 4y agoSo you’re saying we need terrorism to keep the streets clean? /s
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- renewiltord 4y agoBirmingham New Street station did this and everything just got dirtier.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoBritish attitudes regarding litter is one of the things that people from other parts of Europe notice when they visit. It's definitely a cultural difference.