When I "recycled" my cell phone, I was led to believe it would be given to a battered womens shelter to allow women in crisis to call 911 on. I asked because I care about Mother Earth. Sorry to know I was lied to.
Ohh good work !, you've solved the waste problem & put these recyclers out of business, you can feel happy now as you fly back to your comfortable little home in your 1st world city.
Only soon, everyone in that film will no longer be able to feed themselves or their children...good work.
There are always at least 2 sides to every issue & "Solutions", more often then not are compromises.
And $8 a day is a salary worth fighting for in Guiyu, China.
(And, yes, they spelled the city wrong in the story)
@Tedinasia: so what you're saying is that creating a toxic environment by burning plastic, using caustic chemicals, and discarding anything not of value back into the the ecosystem is "recycling" and that we should just turn a blind eye to the pollution and abusive working conditions because those people should be happy they even have a job? Get wise, friend.
We may be comfortable here in the West, but that doesn't mean that we can't be concerned about the health and comfort of those elsewhere, nor that we should simply tolerate waste, pollution or horrid working conditions abroad just because they're not "1st World" countries. Cleaning up that kind of pollution, and actually making sure that those who cause the waste in the first place are financially responsible for its disposal, can actually create good jobs. And by setting standards (or enforcing existing standards) we not only help other countries raise living conditions, but we also ensure that the US is competitive by making other companies follow the same sort of guidelines that American companies have to.
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Only soon, everyone in that film will no longer be able to feed themselves or their children...good work.
There are always at least 2 sides to every issue & "Solutions", more often then not are compromises.
And $8 a day is a salary worth fighting for in Guiyu, China.
(And, yes, they spelled the city wrong in the story)
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We may be comfortable here in the West, but that doesn't mean that we can't be concerned about the health and comfort of those elsewhere, nor that we should simply tolerate waste, pollution or horrid working conditions abroad just because they're not "1st World" countries. Cleaning up that kind of pollution, and actually making sure that those who cause the waste in the first place are financially responsible for its disposal, can actually create good jobs. And by setting standards (or enforcing existing standards) we not only help other countries raise living conditions, but we also ensure that the US is competitive by making other companies follow the same sort of guidelines that American companies have to.
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