jespah@milton.u.washington.edu (Kathleen Hunt) (12/20/90)
From: awesley@egrunix.UUCP (Tony Wesley) *[re cutting up six-pack rings] *Kathleen, I do this too, altho I never thought about the little *circles in the center. But, isn't this one of those things that we do *just to feel good about ourselves? If I put the six-pack ring in the *[...] If you're *certain* your trash is going to be incinerated, then sure, there's not much point in cutting up the rings. The reason I cut mine up is that I'm not really certain where my trash goes. Some of it may end up at sea, and much of it may end up in a landfill. Many gulls and other birds forage in landfills, so I think it's worthwhile to cut up the rings just in case. As I said, it only takes a moment.... You're right in saying that the slobs who litter are a bigger problem, but there's not much we can do about that, other than press for stiffer littering fines, and pick up trash when we see it lying around. Kathleen