My garbage is my responsibility
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recycling and disposal? Recycling is simple. No doubt they want "responsible" people to recycle as much garbage as possible through drop-off or buyback centers, and curbside recycling.
Disposal is trickier. I don't think the students want people to "responsibly" dispose of their garbage in a hole or incinerator in their own backyard.
In the past, backyard disposal options were legal in some parts of this country. My grandparents burned garbage in their Denver backyard in the early 1950s. Eventually, local politicians realized that backyard garbage combustion was a major contributor to air pollution and banned it.
As for landfills, most of us don't haveenough space in our backyards for personal landfills. Some Texans, however, have big backyards. Last year, Texas regulators approved semi-arid disposal regulations for these people. I call them YIMBY (Yes, In My Backyard!) regs because they allow Texans to bury their garbage on their property under certain circumstances. The YIMBY regs recognize the geographical and demographic conditions in the Lone Star state and place strict limits on how much and where garbage can be buried. At least in Texas YIMBY-ism is alive and well.
Disposal is trickier. I don't think the students want people to "responsibly" dispose of their garbage in a hole or incinerator in their own backyard.
In the past, backyard disposal options were legal in some parts of this country. My grandparents burned garbage in their Denver backyard in the early 1950s. Eventually, local politicians realized that backyard garbage combustion was a major contributor to air pollution and banned it.
As for landfills, most of us don't haveenough space in our backyards for personal landfills. Some Texans, however, have big backyards. Last year, Texas regulators approved semi-arid disposal regulations for these people. I call them YIMBY (Yes, In My Backyard!) regs because they allow Texans to bury their garbage on their property under certain circumstances. The YIMBY regs recognize the geographical and demographic conditions in the Lone Star state and place strict limits on how much and where garbage can be buried. At least in Texas YIMBY-ism is alive and well.
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