Ok..I reckon it is high time I lived up to my billing and engaged in my first rant. With an entire multiverse to choose from, selecting my primary target must be carefully and fully considered. Some options are too easy...politics, sport.."relationships", some are a tad esoteric, the DH in Baseball, the IHT thresholds for couples in the UK. So rather like Goldilocks my target must be "Just right"
So I have finally selected....recycling!
Don't get me wrong, I have no wish to live on a garbage dump (Btw..largest man made structure on the planet is a tip in New York/New Jersey). BUT for god's sake it must be possible to make it easier for the average household to recycle their rubbish. For example, we have a small kitchen in a small house, but we have a "large" family. My local council tells me I must recycle the following...but not mix them up..Paper, but only certain types of paper, Glass, but this must be washed and sorted by colour, Tins but again these have to be washed out and the labels removed (not sure if I should put the labels in with the paper), Plastic and again only some plastics and again could I please wash them out. My point is this "where do I put all this rubbish?" and as a side issue surely the energy wasted in washing these items with HOT water makes the whole process counter-productive?
Wouldn't it just be easier to ensure that manufacturers and retailers use the absolute minimum of packaging instead of the half-dozen layers of trash that make you think you are playing some kind of pass-the-parcel game? for example why do cereal boxes have two layers?....get rid of the boxes!..or if you insist on the cardboard, allow customers to de-box at the checkout and leave the retailer with the excess cartons. I won't even go into the amount of "official" junk mail that is delivered through my letter box. Two or three copies of the same letter informing us of a 47p increase in the child benefit...printed on one-side!
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