Comments on: The Take-Out Dilemma http://www.r3think.com/2008/the-take-out-dilemma/ Rethinking Sustainability, Marketing, Lifestyle, and Other Stuff Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:50:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: scott http://www.r3think.com/2008/the-take-out-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-12 scott Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:08:13 +0000 http://www.r3think.com/2008/11/the-beginning/#comment-12 In the case of plastic bag vs. paper bag, paper actually uses more resources to produce. I suspect it's the same case when it comes to containers. It's all about fixing the broken incentive structure. Regulation is a must. Or maybe a massive PR campaign as well? I'm really not counting on people's conscience. In the case of plastic bag vs. paper bag, paper actually uses more resources to produce. I suspect it’s the same case when it comes to containers.

It’s all about fixing the broken incentive structure. Regulation is a must. Or maybe a massive PR campaign as well? I’m really not counting on people’s conscience.

]]> By: karenkuo http://www.r3think.com/2008/the-take-out-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-10 karenkuo Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:40:03 +0000 http://www.r3think.com/2008/11/the-beginning/#comment-10 if we don't care coz it won't effect that much on us, then nothing will ever change. sometimes, for the right things, we do need to stand up and shout out. There is just one earch and one life in the end. if we don’t care coz it won’t effect that much on us, then nothing will ever change. sometimes, for the right things, we do need to stand up and shout out. There is just one earch and one life in the end.

]]> By: thinslicing http://www.r3think.com/2008/the-take-out-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-8 thinslicing Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:02:45 +0000 http://www.r3think.com/2008/11/the-beginning/#comment-8 people only look at long term consequences when there's no significant short term benefit/ consequences that they will deal with later. Like you said, it's rewarding to you to take a bunch of Styrofoam boxes home. The consequences resulting from these boxes probably won't hit us until we are too old to care if we die today or not. Now you get to SAVE money and eat good food, why not? people only look at long term consequences when there’s no significant short term benefit/ consequences that they will deal with later. Like you said, it’s rewarding to you to take a bunch of Styrofoam boxes home. The consequences resulting from these boxes probably won’t hit us until we are too old to care if we die today or not. Now you get to SAVE money and eat good food, why not?

]]> By: londonsuite http://www.r3think.com/2008/the-take-out-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-6 londonsuite Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:52:05 +0000 http://www.r3think.com/2008/11/the-beginning/#comment-6 Being "financially rewarded for producing all these garbage" is so true. We are rewarded for being un-green simply because it was "easier" to deal with. London has only recently launched a recycling campaign (<a href="http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=13655&channel=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=13655&channel=0</a>) and I doubt it'll work, it's not something that happens overnight, it's a habit that grows over a lifetime. Being “financially rewarded for producing all these garbage” is so true. We are rewarded for being un-green simply because it was “easier” to deal with. London has only recently launched a recycling campaign (http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=13655&channel=0) and I doubt it’ll work, it’s not something that happens overnight, it’s a habit that grows over a lifetime.

]]> By: karenkuo http://www.r3think.com/2008/the-take-out-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-5 karenkuo Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:25:07 +0000 http://www.r3think.com/2008/11/the-beginning/#comment-5 perhaps just replace the styrofoam with take out paper box will be much better? though still a waste but at least u still can recycle it or turn it into energy. perhaps just replace the styrofoam with take out paper box will be much better? though still a waste but at least u still can recycle it or turn it into energy.

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