Who said I wouldn't use it?
Darkassassin07
joined 2 years ago
Ah, I see. I was picturing the typical standalone postbox that you deposit letters to be mailed in.
This has been a solved problem for decades. Animal resistant bins have been standard in parks for ages.
Just one of literally hundreds of examples: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bear-proof-garbage-bins-made-in-lethbridge-1.4542351
the cafe will gladly take your garbage
Maybe they will, maybe they won't. Either way, I'd have to wait in line or skip ahead+interrupt staff and the waiting customers instead of just putting the garbage that I was given into a provided bin out front.
I agree with the concept of 'pack in, pack out', if you brought it to a site, you take it back out with you. But If I go to a location and am given garbage while I'm there, I expect there to be somewhere I can dispose of it. I'm not packing more home than I brought with me.
I'm also not saying there should be bins all throughout the forest; just in this context where it's effectively a food court, not providing a bin is ridiculous.
Or... You could just put a bin where the public can use it.
This is stupid.
Going from OPs description as the sign doesn't show the area. There is a couple benches in the background, which leads me to believe it's reasonably accurate.
Obv the situation is a little different if OPs not being honest.
If I saw one of these with the panels removed; I'd take the opportunity to cut the wire harnesses a few dozen times.
That's just a hassle for the postal service and people sending mail; they undoubtedly have nothing to do with this. (tampering with mail is also a felony...)
No, which is why it's stupid to take bins away from stores/cafes.
Japan takes the garbage bins away from cafes?
Or 3) change the garbage regularly on a bin with a latching lid. (common in forested areas)
This isn't just a random bit of forest either, it's near a shop that's providing the public with a bunch of disposable items like paper cups and napkins. Not providing somewhere to dispose of those is inevitability going to lead to people leaving their garbage behind.
It's a cafe area; they are giving you trash with your meal/drink, not providing a bin for it, then expecting you to pack it out.
Expecting people to packout the garbage they brought with them is one thing (that still doesn't get followed); but if you're going to provide the public with trash, you've gotta give them somewhere to dispose of it.
Currently a little over 50% of my income goes to rent+utilities, then there's still food+transport to deal with. I'd gladly take 30% as it would actually give me some room to save instead of living paycheque to paycheque.
If my income were to improve where 30% is unreasonable, I'd just move back to flat-rate renting as I am now.