Getting to zero: the Japan town trying to recycle all its waste

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4. Americans have very little self-discipline.

I think the only time they sit up and take notice is when it hits their pocketbooks/wallets. I have always advocated for charging by the pound for their trash pickup. Then see how quickly and more thoughtful they would be about what they put out at the curb.

There are people in my neighborhood that get their panties all in a twist when a guy comes through with a pickup truck the night before trash pickup day and he rifles through what they've put at the curb. Now I have no idea what he does with the stuff, but I think he's looking for scrap metal and furniture that can be sold or repurposed. I told one of the women, "I'd rather see someone do that then have the trash haulers throw it in a landfill somewhere." They look at me like I'm crazy.