Comment on The gentrified forest near me removed the bins. .. From their café/picnic area
criitz@reddthat.com 1 month ago
I’d give this some odds of reducing trash pollution. It can seem frustrating, but it MAY change people’s behavior in a way that reduces litter. Behavioral economics can be counterintuitive.
If you operate a business that sells things in paper plates and wrappers, you certainly have a moral responsibility to have waste receptacles to collect those waste products.
The problem isn’t that a park lacks trash cans. The problem is that a cafe removed their trash bins.
The he cafe still has bins inside, they have a way to collect their refuse.
The park removed the bins since people from the cafe weee likely overfilling it.
How do you know that? You’re not OP.
You’re the one vehemently claiming the cafe removed the bins. So I throw that right back in your ignorant face.
The OP edited their 5-hour old post about 2 hours ago according to the timestamp. Your comment is only 1 hour old 🤔.
I feel the same way, but about places that sell coffee having an obligation to provide a public bathroom.
Glares angrily at 7-11
Let us sing praise for the Rhineland Palatinatian Landesverordnung zur Ausführung des Gaststättengesetzes (Gaststättenverordnung - GastVO -), in effect since 1971, which mandates one toilet each for males and females in every restaurant or pub, and more for larger establishments.
Some toilets are more public than others, 7-11
bali10050@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No. Most people just start littering when there’s no trash bins nearby.
SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Think of the stupidest person you know, etc etc.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Hardly an issue of stupidity. We’ve got shops a short ride away that sell you disposables with the intent of bringing them into the park. And we’ve got a park that’s removed the bins used to cart the waste back out again.
The stupidity is in the policy. Either you have to prevent people from bringing this stuff in (incredibly difficult) or you have to manage the waste that exists by centralizing its collection and export (significantly easier and cheaper).
SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 1 month ago
People that litter are atupid/lazy/poorly educated.
Unfortunately, if you don’t provide bins, some people are going to litter. Does my head in.
daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They’re shit people. I take cans home to recycle because we don’t have proper recycling at my workplace.
Eheran@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes, they are. But that does not make it better that there is no bin. I have been in a situation with no bin but trash that can not simply be carried (disgusting liquid) and had to dump it. That is extremely rare for me, I usually pick up others trash. But there are situations where you simply need a bin, no matter how green you are.