Comment on I wonder why people litter in the USA?

Thcdenton@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• PieMePlenty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  All you need is a can return policy and some homeless.

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  • LwL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They don’t even have that, they just have seperate bins for cans and bottles and people use them, and the only public places to throw away trash are in convenience stores. Which tbf exist like every 400m.

    There are exceptions but generally people just keep the city clean because they want to (and social pressure).

    Bottle/can deposit system can do a lot to make bins less full though. Japan just doesn’t seem to need it.

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    • PieMePlenty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I distinctly remember a few scenarios where I heard they do. Maybe it’s not can return policy but as scrap metal. This article mentions it, too.

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    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So what you’re saying is there actually are bins fairly regularly, just indoors?

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      • LwL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yea pretty much. I have no idea if going inside just to throw stuff away is considered ok (always felt a bit weird) but for the most part it’s not too bad to find a place to throw stuff away.

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