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Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee
That is a very broad brush you are using to paint us all as irresponsible, believe me there are many Americans who do care about our environment and our world.
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Madelaine -- of course many Americans care about the environment. But too many people only do what is convenient. Yes -- by and large, Americans are lazy! Too many people can't be bothered and usually will give a lame reason for not doing what's best for the long haul. May I cite a few examples?
Buying bottled water. The bottles are a hazard and they cannot all be recycled because the use of them is rampant; there are just too many of them.
Pest control. Forget the rest of the country for right now. Does everyone in The Villages think they are going to be carried off into the sunset by roaches or other critters? Each home does NOT need contractual pest control. Homeowners should only treat a problem
if they have one.
Plastic bags: The amount in landfills is worse that the bottle issue. While I understand Villagers prefer plastic bags over trash cans and recycle bins, one can't doubt that if we have, say, 10,000 homes @ 3 bags (bare minimum!) per home per week, that's an unconscionable amount of plastic which does not disintegrate easily; it takes many years, especially for the heavy duty trash bags.
The above are the three biggies. Of course, there is more. I could go on, but won't.
Many people do not recycle. On trash day I see cans and bottles in some of the semi see-thru bags. In inner cities the problem is worse; people just don't care.
So if you think I am using a very broad brush painting most people as irresponsible, I beg to differ with you. In this wonderful country of ours, I am right on the money!