Recycling

Why is is that despite all the media hype and pressure to recycle most councils / communities don't or won't do it? Many will collect cardboard and plastic bags / bottles, and provide glass points, but not anything else. Yet the vast majority of the plastic containers are now recyclable, and the manufacturer's n stores go to great lengths to highlight this on the packaging. They say that the recycling plants aren't available, or cost to much. Yet they do in other countries. And surely this self same argument could have been used 15-20 years ago about cardboard or plastic bottles. It is until somebody invests in the plants that we WILL have the facilities avaiable. With all the pressure and money spent on making the packaging recyclable surely the next step MUST be made sooner or later? Or, how about selling it abroad? We but in some plastics for our recycling plants, so maybe some of the contintal plants would buy our yoghurt / marg etc tubs?

The law is an ass

A couple have been convicted of theft and dishonesty! For finding a lottery ticket ON THE FLOOR and then when they realised it was a winning ticket, claiming the prize. Surely if you lose your ticket, it's your loss... you don't expect someone else to find it and hand it in for you? What makes this worse is that they have actually pleaded guilty to the theft charge (what was their lawyer doing?) and been convicted. They were given an 11 month suspended sentence for this. Yet burglars, car thief's, muggers and many more get away with just a slap on the wrist, or a couple of months. How is this a fair and impartial legal system, and does it really restore any faith in it? I think no!