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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
A common view from the bottom looking up.
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I wouldn't call it a class issue. Plastic bottles and plastic bags aren't the trappings of the rich. The point is the disposable culture to which we belong. Consider the trash of someone in the middle class in the 1700's compared to today. If it wasn't hauled away, the plastic bottles, plastic bags, aluminum cans, etc would reach higher than the roofs of our houses in a year or two.
Recycling has helped, but gone are the days when we refilled bottles, reused boxes, etc. Right now we're exporting a lot of trash, but this is not sustainable.
Did you ever hear of syringes and medical waste washing up on beaches in the 30's, 40's, and 50's?
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