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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
We wern't talking about removing EVERYTHING with poison, were we? We were talking about CFL bulbs......thats all.
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Sure... but the amounts of mercury being landfilled through bulbs is a small portion of the poisoned chemicals we're already landfilling. No point talking about one and ignoring the rest... they all need to be dealt with. But okay, back to the subject at hand...
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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
How you propose to insure these bulbs get re-cycled is not clear. Again, you are preaching to the choir here. I recycle, but what about the majority who don't? Those are the ones you have to worry about, and who will continue to throw these things into the trash.
You can rant until the cows come home. This won't change human behavior. And this is something no one is talking about.
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Actually, I've been clear... it's just that no one ever wants to hear what I have to say on this matter, so it tends to get tuned out. Let me be a bit
more clear, then, by using the "F" bomb:
Fees.
Simply put, charging people according to the trash they throw out, to encourage people to limit the amount of trash they landfill. Lower fees, or even credit, for recycled goods will ensure there will be less waste, and more goods will be recycled.
Then, I can use the "F" bomb again:
Fines.
Anyone caught landfilling improper materials is fined. That will make people responsible for properly disposing of their trash.
All of that means... of course... more tax money spent to manage all of this trash sorting, fees and fines. Again, I know that's why people don't like to hear my responses. But in the clear absence of a populace whose majority wants to do the right thing, I don't see any alternative, other than watching it all go to hell, and hoping you die before someone gets around to shooting you for doing it. And I choose not to wait for my firing squad.
Anyone who's got a better idea, I'd love to hear it. But that's what I got.