Comments on: Good riddance to bad rubbish http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:08:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Compostable Packaging http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326527 Compostable Packaging Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:15:07 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326527 www.compostablepackaging.co.uk - a major player in the European packaging world, and currently distributing in the middle east. If Iran, Israel and Bahrain can do it... http://www.compostablepackaging.co.uk – a major player in the European packaging world, and currently distributing in the middle east. If Iran, Israel and Bahrain can do it…

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326526 joe2 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:26:32 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326526 Strange that there has been very little discussion on this thread about biodegradable plasic or corn starch bags. Does anybody know what the story is on those forms of technology? When i saw the former at the supermarket i thought we had a brand new day. Sadly, it lasted just about a week. Now it looks like our new environment minister is likely to create a rush for large black and green industrial strength wheely bin bags that will set back land fill arrangements bigtime. Strange that there has been very little discussion on this thread about biodegradable plasic or corn starch bags. Does anybody know what the story is on those forms of technology? When i saw the former at the supermarket i thought we had a brand new day. Sadly, it lasted just about a week.

Now it looks like our new environment minister is likely to create a rush for large black and green industrial strength wheely bin bags that will set back land fill arrangements bigtime.

]]> By: Helen http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326525 Helen Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:18:42 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326525 Of course any regressive cost is a concern Joe2, but at 10c/20c a bag - and that's only if you forget to bring them with you - I can't get too excited about it. I'd rather address the problem of poor people being forced out to remote suburbs with no transport, and therefore needing to run multiple cars. The second/third car would pay for a LOTTA bags. Of course any regressive cost is a concern Joe2, but at 10c/20c a bag – and that’s only if you forget to bring them with you – I can’t get too excited about it. I’d rather address the problem of poor people being forced out to remote suburbs with no transport, and therefore needing to run multiple cars. The second/third car would pay for a LOTTA bags.

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326524 joe2 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:02:57 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326524 Does this mean you disagree with my opinion, adrian, on this matter or you would prefer to abuse me personally? Does this mean you disagree with my opinion, adrian, on this matter or you would prefer to abuse me personally?

]]> By: adrian http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326523 adrian Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:30:11 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326523 joe, I'm afraid you are becoming a rather mindless bore on this particular subject. Get over it, as they say. joe, I’m afraid you are becoming a rather mindless bore on this particular subject.
Get over it, as they say.

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326522 joe2 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:26:32 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326522 "(2) the consumer is required to think about the acquisition of said bags rather than simply mindlessly suck them up." I am thinking another imposte, on the poor, to salve the conscience of those who know best. Enjoy that with your GST suckers. “(2) the consumer is required to think about the acquisition of said bags rather than simply mindlessly suck them up.”

I am thinking another imposte, on the poor, to salve the conscience of those who know best. Enjoy that with your GST suckers.

]]> By: L http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326521 L Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:19:30 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326521 And our local council don't require loose rubbish to be bagged - they say "To protect the health and safety of staff who collect your garbage, please make sure your rubbish bins do not contain unwrapped broken glass, ashes, bricks, concrete or dust." And our local council don’t require loose rubbish to be bagged – they say “To protect the health and safety of staff who collect your garbage, please make sure your rubbish bins do not contain unwrapped broken glass, ashes, bricks, concrete or dust.”

]]> By: L http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326520 L Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:12:22 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326520 joe2, anything nasty generally gets stuffed inside an empty corn chips bag or similar item. The kitchen rubbish bin is not much bigger than that anyway and it gets emptied every night. We don't have any of those items in our garbage, though :) God, what an absorbing subject. Anyone hanging out for a more metaphorically dense investigation of the topic of the fate of household waste should read <i>Underworld</i>, or <i>Our Mutual Friend</i>. joe2, anything nasty generally gets stuffed inside an empty corn chips bag or similar item. The kitchen rubbish bin is not much bigger than that anyway and it gets emptied every night. We don’t have any of those items in our garbage, though :)

God, what an absorbing subject. Anyone hanging out for a more metaphorically dense investigation of the topic of the fate of household waste should read Underworld, or Our Mutual Friend.

]]> By: Helen http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326519 Helen Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:41:42 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326519 It's more than symbolic if (1) millions of plastic bags are given out because the seller did not think to ask whether one was required and (2) the consumer is required to think about the acquisition of said bags rather than simply mindlessly suck them up. It’s more than symbolic if (1) millions of plastic bags are given out because the seller did not think to ask whether one was required and (2) the consumer is required to think about the acquisition of said bags rather than simply mindlessly suck them up.

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326518 joe2 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:22:20 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/01/10/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comment-326518 Hell, Helen, we are not hysterical, yet. Just verging on it. If you are happy to change a system that kind of works give us a very good reason to do it and provide a viable alternative. Symbolic gestures are futile unless they make practical sense. Hell, Helen, we are not hysterical, yet.
Just verging on it.

If you are happy to change a system that kind of works give us a very good reason to do it and provide a viable alternative.

Symbolic gestures are futile unless they make practical sense.

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