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Originally Posted by Barefoot
 We must make and consume less plastic, but that requires cooperation by the companies that package goods in plastic.
In Ontario, probably everywhere in Canada, there is a five-cent charge for plastic bags.
A shopper quickly gets used to providing their own cloth bags.
In Ontario, we have four streams of recycling, compost and garbage.
Obviously the intent is to increase recycling and composting because containers are provided by the City.
Garbage is picked up every two weeks, and one quickly gets used to that. A garbage tag is provided by the City.
If you have more garbage, you need to buy additional tags.
Compost is picked up once a week. Compost (in a compostable bag) contains paper towels, as well as fruit peels, meat bones, etc. There is a small container provided for under the sink and a larger container for the garage.
Of course, a shopper has to buy compostable bags for each container.
Recycling is also picked up once a week, and the first container is for paper and cardboard. Most everyone
The other recycling container is for plastics, cans, milk cartons, plastic food cartons, etc. The bad stuff.
We need cooperation by the companies that package stuff in plastic.
Otherwise, sadly, we will continue down the same path. |
Obviously, Ontario is going overboard and doing the right thing with trash, garbage, etc.
I applaud their efforts and everyone who abides by their rules.
I think to myself how something such as you described will NEVER happen in TV. Can you imagine?
Half the residents here complain and moan about just having a trash can and the developer obviously has no plans to change the way things are done!
Going the extra mile here just isn't in anyone's agenda to do the right thing to help the environment.
I see no beneficial results happening.
Yup. Most people here are inherently lazy and can't be bothered.
It's sad that the next generations are the ones who will be paying the price for all the things we aren't doing.