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Post by Tara on Nov 7, 2005 18:05:46 GMT -5
littlepea breifly mentioned littering and so, I was just wondering what you all think about it. Do you recycle and hold onto your trash until you find a trash can/bin?
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Post by teancum79 on Nov 7, 2005 19:11:50 GMT -5
Well I'm not a big one on recycling mostly because around here you have to go way out of your way to do it.
I never just throw stuff on the ground the odd apple core in the field yes but it's food for whatever wants it.
While I do not see the earth as something to worship or things along that line of thought. I figure God gave us the ability to think and we are responsible for our actions and we should care for the earth.
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Post by littlepea on Nov 8, 2005 8:14:53 GMT -5
i never bother recycling either cos it's too much effort and hardly anyone else does it anyway, but i tend to hold onto my litter till i can put it in a bin rather than throw it away (unless we're expected just to drop it on the ground - eg. in train stations where there are no bins in case someone puts a bomb in one)
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Post by Tara on Nov 8, 2005 10:52:41 GMT -5
I usually do what I can to recycle. It's not that bad where I live. You have a recycle bin that you put out along with the garbage every week. And if you don't have a recycle bin, you can still use a cardboard box and they'll take it anyway. For some reason, it gives me a sense of satisfaction. I guess it's because I think it's good that resources can be reused for other things instead of being wasted and not put to use.
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Post by dianaholberg on Nov 8, 2005 11:04:39 GMT -5
Yes, recycling is convenient here too. Except we put it out one day before the garbage so they don't get confused.
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Post by Sue on Nov 8, 2005 11:21:06 GMT -5
Well I do litter my cigarette butts out the car window--but that's about it. I believe in recycling aluminum cans I guess, but not paper and stuff. I think all of that is ridiculous, especially with the "save the trees" crap because the trees are grown on tree farms and are a renewable resource. I found this site that discusses some of the myths about recycling...... www.ecoworld.org/Home/articles2.cfm?TID=340
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Post by cenk on Nov 8, 2005 15:23:36 GMT -5
As I'm in Birmingham there aren't proper recycling services available near me so I don't recycle infact there aren't any bins to put my black bin bags in so we just leave our bags of garbage out on the street the night before its collected. (I'm wandering if any Americans understood what I meant ) But back home in London my borough is the only borough in UK that has enforced compulsory recycling. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4147415.stmIf we don't recycle we will get a £1000 (over $1,500) fine.
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Post by littlepea on Nov 8, 2005 22:41:14 GMT -5
more like $1,800 these days enforced recycling is probably the way to go. in my home town (where my parents still live) they have a number of different bins, and the same for the houses in edinburgh, actually. there's black wheely-bins for rubbish, blue wheely-bins for either paper or tins (can't remember which) and brown wheely-bins for, like, left-over food and stuff that will decompose naturally (unlike plastic which never ever decomposes). i think that's what they're for, at least, but i had to use them for any length of time so i don't know. i think you might be fined if you put the wrong thing in one of the coloured bins but not if you put recyclable stuff in the black bin, i really don't know.
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Post by littlepea on Nov 8, 2005 22:56:31 GMT -5
Well I do litter my cigarette butts out the car window--but that's about it. I believe in recycling aluminum cans I guess, but not paper and stuff. I think all of that is ridiculous, especially with the "save the trees" crap because the trees are grown on tree farms and are a renewable resource. I found this site that discusses some of the myths about recycling...... www.ecoworld.org/Home/articles2.cfm?TID=340interesting site that, and indeed myth 8 states that what i said in my last post displays complete ignorance of the situation (when i said "enforced recyling is the way to go"). now that i think about - cenk might be more familiar with this than the rest of you (though maybe it didn't stretch south of the border even ... ) - there's a soft drinks company in scotland called "barr" and for most of their drinks you can get glass bottles holding 750ml of juice. not a lot of juice, really, just about 2 cans. a 330ml can of, say, "irn-bru" costs about 50-60p, a 500ml plastic bottle costs about 75-90p, a 750ml glass bottle costs about 80p-£1 and a 2l plastic bottle costs anything from £1-£2.50. the glass bottles are a classic, though, and they're my favourite (it tastes better coming out of a glass bottle, i think and you can also get different varieties like ginger beer, lemonade and cream soda. the interesting thing is that although they cost about 80p, if you keep the bottle you can hand it into your local newsagent and get 20p back. presumably barr then buy these back off the newsagents (for 21p or something to make it worth their while), wash them out and use them again. and they've been doing this since before i was born - what a great idea! for those who are intersted: www.agbarr.co.uk/
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Post by cenk on Nov 9, 2005 9:37:27 GMT -5
OH yeah Irn-Bru! I love that drink. When I was in Scotland I even tried a similar more fruity drink called highland bru.
No I dont think we have that scheme here in England
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