Three separate places I went to at 8 in the morning. Gas station, dunkin’ donuts, and then a convenience store. All of them, trash is full. People wonder why they litter in the USA, there’s nowhere to throw away trash when you’re out. It’s unbelievable People can just go to work and choose not to do their job anymore. That people see this and they don’t have any problem with it, no interest at all to keep things neat and tidy and clean. Nope.

  • Nikelui@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    In Japan it’s almost impossible to find a trash can on the streets and yet people don’t litter. The problem is the culture centered around consumerism and waste.

    • Routhinator@startrek.websiteEnglish
      2·
      22 days ago

      This. Throwing your trash on the ground because you can’t find a trash can amounts to childish entitlement in my eyes.

      No trash cans in the forest, is OP saying they just litter all through nature when they go camping?

    • dance_ninja@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      22 days ago

      With respect to Japan, there’s definitely a culture difference, but I don’t think it’s the consumerism/waste culture. There’s so much excess packaging in Japanese food products.

      • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        22 days ago

        Yeah, but do they wolf down a half pound of meat plus fried potatoes and a half gallon of sugar water four times a day in Japan?

          • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
            0·
            22 days ago

            Smaller portions creates exponentially less waste. It also isn’t frequently greasy western fast food waste that is inconvenient to carry around for any period of time.

            Like I wouldn’t mind carrying around a paper wrapper from a nice sandwich place, but fast food waste is greasy and likely to leak.

            • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              1·
              22 days ago

              Dude, larger portions have less packaging, just because of the square-cube law. I’m actually having trouble thinking of a counterexample, even.

              • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
                0·
                21 days ago

                Larger portions need less wrapping per lb, but more overall packaging than a smaller item. You know, like how more filling requires a bigger tortilla.

                You are also missing the point about the multiple, larger, individually packaged parts. Like how one container from a sit down restaurant is less overall trash than a bag of multiple wrappers, ketchup packets, and a cup from fast food.

                Also, the grease.

                • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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                  20 days ago

                  East Asia loves individually packaged everything. Americans would need to eat ridiculously more food to beat them, just by quantity like you’re suggesting. They do eat a bit more, on average, but not that much - and the gap is closing.