11-29-2019, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
That's the thing right there. Has nothing to do with safety (or in the case of recycling, ecology). It has to do with reinforcing behavior until that behavior becomes habit. People will refuse to do something they don't want to do - UNTIL there are consequences for refusing. Eventually they will comply. And if they don't, the municipality's revenue will be increased by the fines they have to pay for refusing, and offset the added cost of sortation.
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It didn't work with marijuana.
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