Gordon,
I have enjoyed corresponding with you via this list very much. We are
talking about everyday things which just don’t work as well as they
could and it seems like they should get better but for some reason they
don't.
This is a particular problem for engineering types.
I looked into the German waste system when I moved back because I wanted
to know why it was so bad in Southampton. The Germans came up with an
efficient and elegant solution which was absolutely hated by industry.
A few later it all paid off. They had the sorting and packaging
technology and exported it to the world while domestically dramatically
reducing waste. Other countries aspire to zero waste but only Germany
has it realistically in their sights.
Frustratingly the principles were enshrined in European law but much
watered down and the UK adoption was so distorted that it is effectively
pointless.
I should delete this because I already have a reputation for talking
rubbish.
Roger
On 12/11/15 23:42, Gordon Scott wrote:
Hi Roger,
What I've written is not about any specific project, and I agree with
you entirely on just about everything. I know too little about the
project(s) in which you have an interest to be able to comment in
detail. I do think it's tragic that we're increasingly wasting good
land rather than double-using the concrete we've already put down.
I haven't yet seen Hugh F-W's programmer, I hope to. I've been arguing
similarly for years, but don't have the influence.
I definitely shall _not_ get started on supermarkets, packaging and
related waste!
I wrote a lot about eco-homes, population, waste, antibiotics and
other stuff.
All very off-topic, so I deleted it. It made for a very scary ready,
too. :-(
Gordon.
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