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Re:Recycling Chaos in U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste' by Frogolocalypse on Saturday December 09, 2017 @11:15PM (#15889872)
> This will only change when reuse is equally convenient. If I knew how to accomplish that, I wouldn't be pontificating here, but running my own business doing just that.

Pretty straight-forward really. Increase the cost of once-off convenience. If it costs more to do it the dirty way, people will do it the clean way. But in america, they'll just vote in people that will dig a bigger hole. Probably in what used to be park-land.

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Re:Recycling Chaos in U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste' by mistermann on Saturday December 09, 2017 @11:33PM (#15889935)
> But in america, they'll just vote in people that will dig a bigger hole. Probably in what used to be park-land.

Placing the blame entirely on idiot consumers isn't the best either. Where are the fortunate people in society who not just educating but also leading by example?

Elon Musk is the only person of importance I can think of that is actually putting their money where their mouth is to make the world a better place.

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