| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Do you use regulation garbage bags? |
| Always/Almost always |
|
78% |
[ 26 ] |
| More than 50% of the time |
|
3% |
[ 1 ] |
| Less than 50% of the time |
|
3% |
[ 1 ] |
| Less than 25% of the time |
|
3% |
[ 1 ] |
| Never |
|
12% |
[ 4 ] |
|
| Total Votes : 33 |
|
| Author |
Message |
HardyandTiny
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
|
 Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 3:38 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
| can't you put recyclables in a regular bag? Did that law change? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
|
| Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 3:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I thought you put recycleables into the bin depending on what kind they are -- clear plastic, opaque plastic, glass, etc. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
|
| Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 4:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| OiGirl wrote: |
| I thought you put recycleables into the bin depending on what kind they are -- clear plastic, opaque plastic, glass, etc. |
If you live in an area that has a bin. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
HardyandTiny
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
|
| Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 4:17 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Zed wrote: |
| OiGirl wrote: |
| I thought you put recycleables into the bin depending on what kind they are -- clear plastic, opaque plastic, glass, etc. |
If you live in an area that has a bin. |
I used to live in haebangchun, seoul, without bins. Everyone put the recyclables out in regular plastic shopping bags. What a pain in the butt that was...
If they have bins for the recyclable stuff then why not a bin for the non-recyclables? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
|
| Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 4:30 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| When I moved into my place in Yongin last year they had a yellow bin for compostables that someone would come by to empty once a week. Half way through the year they took the bin away and made us start buying these tiny little bags for them. I understand the point of user fees for this sort of thing but does it always have to result in generating more waste? Fortunately there were a couple of empty lots near my place and that's where my compost went the remainder of the year. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
|
| Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 4:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| HardyandTiny wrote: |
| Zed wrote: |
| OiGirl wrote: |
| I thought you put recycleables into the bin depending on what kind they are -- clear plastic, opaque plastic, glass, etc. |
If you live in an area that has a bin. |
I used to live in haebangchun, seoul, without bins. Everyone put the recyclables out in regular plastic shopping bags. What a pain in the butt that was...
If they have bins for the recyclable stuff then why not a bin for the non-recyclables? |
Isn't the idea that someone will come and take the contents of the bins to a reclamation center? Your non-recyclables are just garbage for the landfill or incinerator.
How about those plastic bags going up in smoke? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
|
| Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 4:38 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| OiGirl wrote: |
| HardyandTiny wrote: |
| Zed wrote: |
| OiGirl wrote: |
| I thought you put recycleables into the bin depending on what kind they are -- clear plastic, opaque plastic, glass, etc. |
If you live in an area that has a bin. |
I used to live in haebangchun, seoul, without bins. Everyone put the recyclables out in regular plastic shopping bags. What a pain in the butt that was...
If they have bins for the recyclable stuff then why not a bin for the non-recyclables? |
Isn't the idea that someone will come and take the contents of the bins to a reclamation center? Your non-recyclables are just garbage for the landfill or incinerator.
How about those plastic bags going up in smoke? |
Unnecessary plastic bags either filling a landfill or poluting the air hardly seems environmentally sound. Can you imagine how much space one day worth of these bags would contribute to a landfill site? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
indiercj
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
|
| Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 5:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| No. On a different note, I think wheelie bins would be a good idea. Especially considering that the unsightly piles of rubbish would be removed from the streets. The owner of each wheelie bin could pay a fee to the local government, and this would ensure that those who haven't bought one are much easier to identify, and punish. |
If current system changes the way you suggested, I would strongly advise you lock that bin seriously. Not only on the cover but also attach the entire bin on chain in case someone else takes it. That way you won't have to pay for your neighboors' trash. Also buy a hidden camera operating on all hours if you can with a beeper to call you whenever the trash man should empty your safely locked bin! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
|
| Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 7:07 am Post subject: |
|
|
| indiercj wrote: |
| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| No. On a different note, I think wheelie bins would be a good idea. Especially considering that the unsightly piles of rubbish would be removed from the streets. The owner of each wheelie bin could pay a fee to the local government, and this would ensure that those who haven't bought one are much easier to identify, and punish. |
If current system changes the way you suggested, I would strongly advise you lock that bin seriously. Not only on the cover but also attach the entire bin on chain in case someone else takes it. That way you won't have to pay for your neighboors' trash. Also buy a hidden camera operating on all hours if you can with a beeper to call you whenever the trash man should empty your safely locked bin! |
In the UK it works just fine, and we have a much higher crime rate than Korea. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
HardyandTiny
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
|
| Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 8:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| indiercj wrote: |
| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| No. On a different note, I think wheelie bins would be a good idea. Especially considering that the unsightly piles of rubbish would be removed from the streets. The owner of each wheelie bin could pay a fee to the local government, and this would ensure that those who haven't bought one are much easier to identify, and punish. |
If current system changes the way you suggested, I would strongly advise you lock that bin seriously. Not only on the cover but also attach the entire bin on chain in case someone else takes it. That way you won't have to pay for your neighboors' trash. Also buy a hidden camera operating on all hours if you can with a beeper to call you whenever the trash man should empty your safely locked bin! |
In the UK it works just fine, and we have a much higher crime rate than Korea. |
You mean each person has a wheelie bin? what is this idea exactly? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
|
| Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 9:32 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| HardyandTiny wrote: |
| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| indiercj wrote: |
| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| No. On a different note, I think wheelie bins would be a good idea. Especially considering that the unsightly piles of rubbish would be removed from the streets. The owner of each wheelie bin could pay a fee to the local government, and this would ensure that those who haven't bought one are much easier to identify, and punish. |
If current system changes the way you suggested, I would strongly advise you lock that bin seriously. Not only on the cover but also attach the entire bin on chain in case someone else takes it. That way you won't have to pay for your neighboors' trash. Also buy a hidden camera operating on all hours if you can with a beeper to call you whenever the trash man should empty your safely locked bin! |
In the UK it works just fine, and we have a much higher crime rate than Korea. |
You mean each person has a wheelie bin? what is this idea exactly? |
Yep. Each household has a big wheelie bin, and for the wheelie bin they pay the council a one off fee. The dustbinmen collect the rubbish once a week using special trucks that lift the wheelie bins, and empty them into the truck. You place the wheelie bin on the pavement the night before the wheelie men are due, and then bring it back into your garden after they have collected the rubbish. Makes sense to me. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
yangban
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The Great Green Pacific Northwest
|
| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 5:58 am Post subject: MCDONALD'S TRASH |
|
|
| Regulation garbage bags - use them all the time without thinking about cost or why I have to buy them. I guess another question would be - who really takes the time to put the right garbage in the right receptacles at McDonald's? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
oneiros
Joined: 19 Aug 2003
Location: Villa Straylight
|
| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 8:07 am Post subject: Re: MCDONALD'S TRASH |
|
|
| yangban wrote: |
| Regulation garbage bags - use them all the time without thinking about cost or why I have to buy them. I guess another question would be - who really takes the time to put the right garbage in the right receptacles at McDonald's? |
Me. I guess that's why I turned out to be Jean-Luc Picard on the "Who Are You" quiz from the other thread. I am incapable of not following the rules. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
panthermodern
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: Taxronto
|
| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 10:10 am Post subject: |
|
|
I feel a user/pay system is better than taxes.
I love the user pay garbage bag system. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
panthermodern
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: Taxronto
|
| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 10:15 am Post subject: |
|
|
here is me talking totally crazy:
all containers for selling food (jars, bottles, whatever) should be standarized.
all food contianes should be made of glass (when possible).
all glass food containers would have a recycle cost/refund like glass pop and beer bottles. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
