Recycling is not the same everywhere, it adapts to the lifestyle, the landscape, climate and the country's main concerns. For example here in Mauritius arable land is limited and the country has to rely on a lot of imported products, a more pronounced composting program would help the country strengthen their agricultural chances. The variety in different recycling ideas and schemes which results from different cultures is very interesting.
In Switzerland recycling means saving cash!
It's hard to say that everyone cares about recycling however much easier to say they care about money! The usual association of the two is that recycling tends to be expensive, in Switzerland however it's the other way around. If you want to throw away your rubbish in the usual non green matter then your rubbish bag will need to sport a little sticker which you will have to purchase for around a euro, no sticker, no ride to the dump.You want to be a lazy human being? Fine but that will cost you some coins... oh what's that? You love recycling? More like it!
In Germany not recycling is just not cool...
If you're moving to Germany and intend on being amongst the popular ranks you better start learning your colour coded bins, for example blue is for paper & cardboard. Of course if you just don't want to bother with all that you can just use the black bin (which is just for stuffing anything into) though i'll warn you, black might not be a good colour for you. You don't want to get the classic "Oh you're using the black bin? Ugh" along with judgy judgy eyes.
If you're moving to Germany and intend on being amongst the popular ranks you better start learning your colour coded bins, for example blue is for paper & cardboard. Of course if you just don't want to bother with all that you can just use the black bin (which is just for stuffing anything into) though i'll warn you, black might not be a good colour for you. You don't want to get the classic "Oh you're using the black bin? Ugh" along with judgy judgy eyes.
In Senegal everything is worth keeping
Senegal is a good example of a country where recycling comes naturally to people. Anything can be given a second life; tomato tins become drinking cups, old newspaper become wrappers for street bought fruits, scrap metal is remade into kitchen ustensils or children's toys and even fruit peel can be used to make perfume!
Senegal is a good example of a country where recycling comes naturally to people. Anything can be given a second life; tomato tins become drinking cups, old newspaper become wrappers for street bought fruits, scrap metal is remade into kitchen ustensils or children's toys and even fruit peel can be used to make perfume!
Not everyone is good at recycling
Many countries are not doing as great as Senegal or Switzerland in controlling their waste and since recycling has basically become trendy int the spheres of internationals it just becomes embarassing when you fail much like tripping and falling flat on your face in fornt of everyone. In Italy local politicians are saying that the waste management industry is controlled by organised crime! Ah the Italian mafia always so stylish. The Greeks however could learn from their trend following ways, well to be fair they did try when they acquired Europe's largest recycling plant worth 75m euros, way to go! A huge mountain of rubbish collapsing on it and badly damaging it? Not such a great way to go...
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4620041.stm
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