Go Greener Tips » beverages http://www.gogreenertips.com Going Greener To Save Money Thu, 06 Apr 2023 03:57:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Why does the brunt of the responsibily of recycling fall on the shoulders of the consumer? http://www.gogreenertips.com/going-green-tips/why-does-the-brunt-of-the-responsibily-of-recycling-fall-on-the-shoulders-of-the-consumer/ http://www.gogreenertips.com/going-green-tips/why-does-the-brunt-of-the-responsibily-of-recycling-fall-on-the-shoulders-of-the-consumer/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 00:30:02 +0000 http://www.gogreenertips.com/going-green-tips/why-does-the-brunt-of-the-responsibily-of-recycling-fall-on-the-shoulders-of-the-consumer/ The companies that make products seem to use unlimited amounts of packaging. Does one stick of gum really require 3 layers of wrapping? If all these water bottles are clogging our oceans, why aren’t manufacturers of beverages required to stick with glass or aluminum bottles?

Why I don’t mind recycling, I feel there would be much less need for recycling if companies were regulated by how much waste they created. I also don’t like it that recycling is voluntary. Why aren’t consumers and manufacturers alike compelled by law to cut down on waste and recycle?

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