If they can teach a CHIMP to RECYCLE.. Why cant we?

Just proves how much smarter chimps are than some humans! LOL You know, I think that would be an EXCELLENT way to force some people to recycle! I do it now, myself. I have to collect everything and take it to a recycling place, dump each different thing into different bins, like plastic, paper and bottles (AND each color of glass goes in a different bin). It takes time and I don't get paid a cent for it. I just do it to help my home... Earth. But, there are lazy people in the world who would rather just throw recyclables in with the regular trash or worse... throw it anywhere. If THIS type knew they'd get some money for recycling... INSTANT money, I bet people would be lined up at the machine!

It amazes me how many people do not even bother. I am a nut about doing it. I also carry ( when I remember) recycled bags to use instead of plastic ones. In fact as a Real estate promo, I have those bags with my RE info on it and I give them out at supermarkets.People love them. I think sometimes they have to be reminded. It is work though, I have huge bags set up to collect all my plastic and other things at home. I just made a run with soda bottles to the store today. At least with those you get money back. I think we need incentives. In one supermarket they give me 5 cents back per bag.

Ah... the chimp does not know squat about recycling. All he knows is that, when he does something, he gets a reward for it. In this case, put the juice box into that machine, get the shiny metal and put it into the other machine, and out comes the sweet juice! The motivation to recycle the boxes comes from the reward at the end of it. A visible and viable reward. I guess if you want to compare the way people recycle, you would have to have a lot of incentive for them to want to do recycling. Question is, who is willing to pay for that kind of motivation for people to recycle? I know you are going to tell me, the long term benefits of recycling. But you have to bear in mind, not everyone sees things in the long run like you and I do. Most of the people are only thinking about now and maybe tomorrow. The short term out look is what I call. If there is no juice at the end of performing a recycling task, why would they want to do it? Sad, isn't it?

That is very cool! I guess they are very smart so can be taught alot of things we wouldn't expect them to learn!

I think it's because most people are too lazy. right now, though in this economy it hasn't paid people to recycle. especially alluminum cans. I saved for 6 months and had over 10 bags of alluminum cans and it only got me $6.00. So I'm sure that also has something to do with it. Also the governemnt does not give any tax credit for recycling and if they did it might get more people's attention.

True..recycling things can save the earth 1000times, especially the plastic and wastes!

that's a very good question!

That is great. I am also amazed at the number of people who do not take the time to recycle. They just do not want to be bothered, or consider it too much work. Over the last 6 or 8 months, my husband and I haved reached a point where we recycle more than we throw away on garbage day. We have two recycle bins, and fill them both. Sometimes we will just have one or two bags of trash. For those who do not want to be bothered, my feeling is, if you can throw it in the trash, you can throw it in the recycle bin right next to the trash. The library I go to has vending machines, for soda and candy. Next to the machines are large recycle bins for paper, plastic and soda bottles.