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They sell things that come in cups, or with napkins. Lots of people cycle/run/walk here instead of driving, seems pretty stupid.

Taking away the bins doesn't mean you don't produce rubbish....

Edit: I think there is still a bin IN the cafe, but most people eat/drink outside. Lots of people asking staff where the bins are. Still hypocritical I think though? (And still mildly infuriating to remove well used bins!)

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (3 children)

Just throw it on the ground

  • the general public, probably
[–] Mpatch@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

All the regulars will because fuck you. It not about the environment. It's about them "cutting costs"

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[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 6 points 21 hours ago

So bring our own bin and pickup the stuff other people dropped as well?

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 97 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Gentrified forest is the most cursed phrase I heard in a minute.

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[–] jimbel@lemm.ee 3 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Just take your own rubbish home

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[–] criitz@reddthat.com 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

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.

EDIT: What matters is the result. If this makes more people litter, they should probably bring back the bins. If this reduces litter, they should keep it this way, regardless of how inconvenient or "stupid" you the reader find it.

[–] bali10050@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No. Most people just start littering when there's no trash bins nearby.

[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Think of the stupidest person you know, etc etc.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (5 children)

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).

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[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're shit people. I take cans home to recycle because we don't have proper recycling at my workplace.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day 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.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 day ago (7 children)

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.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 56 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

That might sound backwards but it isn't

Squirrels and raccoons will rummage, and disperse trash. There isnt much you can do about that beyond 1. Harm wildlife or 2. Reduce trash.

Edit: Damn, this thread is full of people I would be fucking embarrassed to camp with. Where do y'all like to experience the outdoors so I can be sure to not cross your paths?

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 30 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Or 3, provide animal-proof garbage disposals.

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[–] lost_tortie@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago

please clean up after yourself.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 28 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Weird, when Japan does it everyone praises them. I guess us western societies are just too trashy to clean up after ourselves.

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[–] Contemporarium@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I was visiting England I remember my grandpa and I walking around London looking for a trash can and being shocked at how rare they were compared to the US

[–] fellowmortal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

One reason that the UK has few trash cans is because of the IRA, a ~~terrorist organization~~[edit: paramilitary organization] that would plant bombs in them. It is kind of a sore point when Americans notice stuff like this, because US citizens were significant donors to the IRA.

N.B. There isn't a reason why you should know this.

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cxsvp/how_prevalent_was_american_funding_of_the_irish/

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (12 children)

This has been happening in New Zealand for a while. The theory seems to be that bins attract more litter and are a hazard to wildlife.

I was sceptical at first but it actually seems to work.

Perturbs me that they are selling food though. Surely yhe food sellers should have bins for which they are responsible in their immediate vicinity.

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[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's like my university campus removing all ashtrays to stop people from smoking.

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[–] fuamerikkka@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Think it's a mentality as well.

Had a friend in high school and after the drive in we went to, I cleaned up my trash and threw it away. My friend said "why are you doing that, they pay people to do that" and proceeded to leave her trash.

Didn't stay friends, but who the f thinks that way?

Entitled Amerikkkans.... that's who.

Pick up your own trash.

Not other people's trash.

YOUR OWN.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I will absolutely pick up other peoples trash if it’s somewhere like the wilderness. They should have picked it up themselves but I’m there now and that trash shouldn’t be there.

[–] fuamerikkka@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Me too....I bring bags with me and clean up places I hike / fish / camp....I try to leave places better than when I found it and it absolutely irks me when people can't be bothered to throw their own trash away.

I guess it wasn't clear that I think it's ridiculous that people can't even pick up their own trash.

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