famousringo said:
highwaystar101 said:
FootballFan said:
The people of Britain are capable of recycling however, having it shoved down our throats and being told if we don't cooperate we get fined is extremely harsh |
I find that by and large the people of Britain are lazy, we don't do something if it inconveniences us for ten seconds.
Funnily enough, my Dad wanted to throw an old broken Playstation out today, just in the bin. I said he should take it to the tip to be recycled, and he basically replied with "Why bother?"... At which point I started citing to him how much resources go into computers and why we shouldn't just throw electronics away. (Did you know that Gold is 17 times more concentrated in electronic waste than it is in mined ore?)
The point is, he wanted to just throw it away because it would save him ten minutes of his time, even though the facility for recycling exists.
I can imagine a lot of people I know not bothering to recycle.
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It's not the British, it's the whole universe. Even flowing water and orbiting electrons take the path of least resistance.
So the trick is to indulge the laziness and design systems that are easy to participate in.
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A. I like the way you wrote your post.
B. I agree with just having a system that is easy to participate in. Perhaps the easiest system for people to use and maximise recycling potential is to limit general waste pick up and just pick up recycling more frequently instead, so that people find it easier/more convenient to put something in their recycling bin as opposed to general waste.
Although, saying that, it is pretty much the system that is in place where I live.
