'Moment of reckoning': US cities burn recyclables after China bans imports

Re:'Moment of reckoning': US cities burn recyclables after C... by dwaltrip on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @10:43AM (#19263883)

> And over the long run, sharing lawnmowers wouldn't even reduce total lawnmower production. The shared lawnmowers would run more hours per week and need replacement sooner.

This is only true if people fully utilize their personal lawnmower before discarding it. I doubt this is the case. It seems that sharing would result in less discarding of under-utilized lawnmowers, and thus reduce the number of lawnmowers needed. Of course, I'm not saying anyone should be forced to do this.

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Re:'Moment of reckoning': US cities burn recyclables after C... by nradov on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @11:37AM (#19264298)

Working lawnmowers get sold and used, not discarded. So that has virtually zero impact on the number of lawnmowers needed.

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Re:'Moment of reckoning': US cities burn recyclables after C... by kw71 on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @06:43PM (#19267942)

I feel like I am the only person around me who maintains (changes oil, rebuilt carb etc.) equipment and people seem to treat lawnmowers the worst. I swear I think people throw them away because they're out of fuel sometimes.

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Re:'Moment of reckoning': US cities burn recyclables after C... by rovolo on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @01:51PM (#19265851)

Unused working lawnmowers can rust and stop working.

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Re:'Moment of reckoning': US cities burn recyclables after C... by nradov on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @07:24PM (#19268105)

Lawnmowers rust if they're not properly maintained, regardless of use. There's no evidence that shared lawnmowers would rust slower. Probably the opposite because when people own their own lawnmowers they're move like to maintain them properly. So no, sharing wouldn't reduce the net demand.

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