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Originally Posted by LitespeedRider
I am betting you have never been to China, Africa, and many other nations in Asia. If you had, you would realize just how fruitless your argument is.
And the light-bulbs (made in China as opposed to Ohio were millions of incandescent bulbs were once made). By the time they are made (yes, with mercury and no EPA or OSHA)...then shipped here on a truck to a train to a boat to a train to a truck to a store...then used disposed of (never seen one last the theoretic time they are "supposed" to last)..what again is the environment gaining? While we are paying about 800% more for bulbs.
I, nor any of my immediate neighbors sort our trash in any way. And yes, we all use plastic bags (mine is actually all double bagged - white kitchen bags in a larger black trash bag and taken to the curb). Batteries, light-bulbs phone-books and all. I wonder what the environmental impact of five trash trucks a week is? (two trash, two recyclable and one lawn pickup a week).
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Sorry to disappoint you, but I have been to China and also Tibet, Malaysia and Thailand. The only place worth a damn is Singapore because the laws are extremely strict.
My argument, as you choose to call it (I call it my opinion which I validate with logic and facts) is not fruitless. The fact that most Americans are lazy and feel so enabled that they are exempt from doing the right thing, is tragic. If you have grandchildren, you are doing them a disservice because they will probably be the beginning of those who will have to pay for what you aren't doing.
Where light bulbs are manufactured and what they cost is an entirely different topic. I don't know where that rant came from???
So you don't recycle anything, eh, and your neighbors, as well.? Well, you are just a model citizen, aren't you? Somehow, I don't believe you. Mr thinks you protestith too much.
