Comments on: Changing Defaults for Sustainability http://www.openlybalanced.com/changing-defaults-for-sustainability/ Practicing the Art of Conscious Living Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:09:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jess http://www.openlybalanced.com/changing-defaults-for-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Jess Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:00:45 +0000 http://http://www.openlybalanced.com/?p=811#comment-311 Ooh! You foreshadowed my next rant. I really believe that recycling should just be "what you do," particularly when you have easy access to curbside recycling. Changing the defaults to encourage behavior in that direction is a great idea. (I was disappointed that I couldn't arrange for trash pickup every other week instead of every week - even when DH is here, we never have enough to justify a once a week pickup.) Ooh! You foreshadowed my next rant. I really believe that recycling should just be “what you do,” particularly when you have easy access to curbside recycling. Changing the defaults to encourage behavior in that direction is a great idea.

(I was disappointed that I couldn’t arrange for trash pickup every other week instead of every week – even when DH is here, we never have enough to justify a once a week pickup.)

]]> By: Linda http://www.openlybalanced.com/changing-defaults-for-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Linda Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:21:54 +0000 http://http://www.openlybalanced.com/?p=811#comment-308 How about defaults around garbage collection. In our town, we are charged if we exceed our one can of garbage for a two week period so this encourages us to recycle more (that’s free). So many towns don't even have municipal recycling collection programs. People don't make the trip to the recycle depot and they just end up throwing stuff out because that's the default or the norm. Here in Victoria (BC), if I don't recycle people look at me funny. In other provinces (we lived in Calgary for a year), if you recycle they call you a hippie. Sad, but unfortunately true. How about defaults around garbage collection. In our town, we are charged if we exceed our one can of garbage for a two week period so this encourages us to recycle more (that’s free). So many towns don’t even have municipal recycling collection programs. People don’t make the trip to the recycle depot and they just end up throwing stuff out because that’s the default or the norm. Here in Victoria (BC), if I don’t recycle people look at me funny. In other provinces (we lived in Calgary for a year), if you recycle they call you a hippie. Sad, but unfortunately true.

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