Mandatory recycling in Vancouver?

Over at ChangeEverything.ca, Kate is asking whether you support mandatory recycling in Vancouver â€“ including fines for miscreants.

I’m voting “yes”, but with a heavy heart. Why is it so damned hard to buy things that don’t need throwing away in the first place? Why am I a freak for wanting milk or takeout food in returnable, reusable containers?

And why do we make recycling so hard? Cardboard boxes have to be not just flattened, but sliced up. Any plastics other than nos. 1 and 2 are verboten.

And why is this stinking cold still clinging to my throat with talons of fire?! And does that have anything to do with the crotchety tone of this post?

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1 Comment

RossK on 12 Feb 2007 at 23:46

I vote ‘yes’ with a light and happy heart.

Why are we so afraid of regulating things that have to be done.

I mean, what if we stopped having, say, health inspectors in restaurants or decided that there is no need to fine people for driving through intersections?

RossK on 12 Feb 2007 at 23:46
I vote ‘yes’ with a light and happy heart.
Why are we so afraid of regulating things that have to be done.
I mean, what if we stopped having, say, health inspectors in restaurants or decided that there is no need to fine people for driving through intersections?
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