05-18-2009, 11:40 AM
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Originally posted by waynesb
In Germany, manufacturers and distributors MUST take back and recycle their packaging. Can you imagine America doing such a thing?
Germany also uses the recycling to create a lot more recycled product than we do - we recycle but where does it go and why cant we look at dealing with our own recycling here?
I asked a Sierra Club pal this - we recycle and it goes on a big boat to the mainland? Does that make carbon footprint sense either?
One thing I would love to see is huge vats of shampoo, soap, etc at a store that you could take and fill your own containers and get charged by weight/volume.
A question - I know Carey does - but how many reuse plastics? This may sound silly but shampoo bottles with tiny holes (just a few) make nice watering dispensers for plants. Pop it in the pot and fill up bottle. Plant gets gently watering for a day or two.
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