Comments on: Council’s Watching Your Waste http://rodgerdean.org/blog/2008/04/14/councils-watching-your-waste/ This blog is about Yours Truly Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:18:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: iPhone Insurance Dude http://rodgerdean.org/blog/2008/04/14/councils-watching-your-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-87 iPhone Insurance Dude Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:15:19 +0000 http://rodgerdean.org/blog/?p=21#comment-87 Not that its any consolation, but here in the UK, there are a few test cases where councils have put the same RFID chips on the wheelie bins to measure waste weight. It is an indictment on human nature, but very true: the vast majority of people will only respond when there is a financial pressure, rather than a moral or ethical pressure. So even though people kind of 'know' they should cut down on their waste, they will only do so when they get charged by the kilo for their waste. Only then will they really think - and act - to cut down their waste. It is sad truth, but a truth none the less. The same is true of green energy. The majority of people will only choose to put solar panels on their house or install a geo-thermal bore hole if it saves them money. Not that its any consolation, but here in the UK, there are a few test cases where councils have put the same RFID chips on the wheelie bins to measure waste weight.

It is an indictment on human nature, but very true: the vast majority of people will only respond when there is a financial pressure, rather than a moral or ethical pressure.

So even though people kind of ‘know’ they should cut down on their waste, they will only do so when they get charged by the kilo for their waste. Only then will they really think - and act - to cut down their waste.

It is sad truth, but a truth none the less.

The same is true of green energy. The majority of people will only choose to put solar panels on their house or install a geo-thermal bore hole if it saves them money.

]]> By: Anon http://rodgerdean.org/blog/2008/04/14/councils-watching-your-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Anon Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:53:37 +0000 http://rodgerdean.org/blog/?p=21#comment-36 It could mean people are still not using there recycling programs properly. we live in a consumer age, as a result we have to pay for what we consume. there use to be a time when everything was recycled, these days everything is disposable. we are constantly forgeting that we live on one planet, meaning people are happy use the waste products but forget it has to go somewhere. a good example of what i'm talking about is water, people are so worried about using recycled water, but the reality is new water has never been created, we are still drink used water, yes I mean someone, somewhere has done pee in your drink. if the councils are trying to track our waste to get us to recycle correctly, then i'm all for it. if the council is trying to make us pay for what we consume, then maybe people will start choosing products with less packaging. personally I choose the enviroment. It could mean people are still not using there recycling programs properly. we live in a consumer age, as a result we have to pay for what we consume. there use to be a time when everything was recycled, these days everything is disposable. we are constantly forgeting that we live on one planet, meaning people are happy use the waste products but forget it has to go somewhere. a good example of what i’m talking about is water, people are so worried about using recycled water, but the reality is new water has never been created, we are still drink used water, yes I mean someone, somewhere has done pee in your drink.
if the councils are trying to track our waste to get us to recycle correctly, then i’m all for it. if the council is trying to make us pay for what we consume, then maybe people will start choosing products with less packaging. personally I choose the enviroment.

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