Seems it’s possible with a sophisticated tunable array of microwave frequencies to convert plastic waste into oil with a carbon black bi-product. With the amount of wasted plastic (i.e., landfill) we have on this planet at this point, this would be pretty close to a perpetual motion machine, I’d say. Essentially it’s recapturing the energy that is stored in the waste plastic. Seems pretty brilliant to me.

The move to less collections – while deplorable and while, almost certainly REALLY done to save money, is also an encouragement to people to review their disposal of rubbish. We are a very small island and have almost run out of landfill sites. The move is to recycle more and bury less.

My argument against this of course – apart from one of basic hygiene – is that the REAL aggressive push should be towards reducing the disgraceful and unwarranted volume of packaging material that comes with every shop – food or otherwise.

As to the States – do you not pay to have your garbage removed? B y that I mean independently of your taxes…

What I don’t understand about you lot is how they cannot pick up trash several times a week! I’ve read the horror stories of trash pickups there and fines for bins stuffed. We have garbage pickup *twice a week* here in America (OK, here in part of NYC, America). We’d be up to our nose in it otherwise — and have been in the 1970s and 1980s when Sanitation went on strike!!

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Of course, 41 is not usually ol’ fart territory, but I spoze it’s all relative. You’re a veritable spring chicken, Andy, compared to some I know.