Few people focus on that "reduce reuse" part of the saying, because that goes against the American way. We're supposed to consume consume consume, spend spend spend.
I think the problem with recycling is that it can be people the false impression that they're helping the effort. So they don't really need to alter their habits one iota, so long as they're recycling! All those plastic water bottles for instance, why must people continue buying that shit? Why can't we buy AND USE reusable water containers of one manner or another?
The Love Canal incident was over thirty years ago; I would hope we've come a long way since then. I think the point of the landfill segment was that landfills aren't as bad as we might make them out to be, and that we can attempt to rest assured that a lot of thought goes into making one. Besides, it's not like we have much alternative.
yes. yes. frustrating and irritating because some solid truths (plastic recycling is not really worthwhile; recycling plant jobs probably _are_ fairly monotonous and grimey; recycling does have environmental costs from transport and processing) have been laid down with a slant like the north face of the Eiger. Not to mention all that stuff about costing money as if the monetary cost were the most important. Like you say, REDUCE, Reuse, recycle. Of course the first one especially sticks in the craw of the capitalists and such.
JM: Thanks for posting the vid... helped clarify my attitude to recycling and waste.
I just watched this one on anger management. Not only was it thought provoking, it was fairly hilarious, too.
It was enough that it made me think twice about hanging my punching bag. They had a small experiment clear at the end about the dangers of venting, how it's essentially throwing gas on the fire. Pretty kill cool. (whoops)
And it offered advice that made sense. Rather than vent to deal with your anger, do something the opposite so that good feelings push out the anger. Like, pet a puppy, or kiss a loved one.
So essentially, I should get some pets and do some heavy petting (heh), rather than use my punching bag. Piss.
But god dammit, I love my punching bag. I'll have to try it while being neutral.
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I think the problem with recycling is that it can be people the false impression that they're helping the effort. So they don't really need to alter their habits one iota, so long as they're recycling! All those plastic water bottles for instance, why must people continue buying that shit? Why can't we buy AND USE reusable water containers of one manner or another?
The Love Canal incident was over thirty years ago; I would hope we've come a long way since then. I think the point of the landfill segment was that landfills aren't as bad as we might make them out to be, and that we can attempt to rest assured that a lot of thought goes into making one. Besides, it's not like we have much alternative.
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JM: Thanks for posting the vid... helped clarify my attitude to recycling and waste.
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If you're interested in any of their other shows. ^_^ A little limited, but better than nothing.
The reparations one was fairly interesting.
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I just watched this one on anger management. Not only was it thought provoking, it was fairly hilarious, too.
It was enough that it made me think twice about hanging my punching bag. They had a small experiment clear at the end about the dangers of venting, how it's essentially throwing gas on the fire. Pretty kill cool. (whoops)
And it offered advice that made sense. Rather than vent to deal with your anger, do something the opposite so that good feelings push out the anger. Like, pet a puppy, or kiss a loved one.
So essentially, I should get some pets and do some heavy petting (heh), rather than use my punching bag. Piss.
But god dammit, I love my punching bag. I'll have to try it while being neutral.
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