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    (bad criteria in general, though it might be useful to shame really bad rich countries into fixing their habits, it's better to use that energy to get them to reduce and re-use instead)
    (moving critisism to talk_page where it belongs and adding a note about taking infrastructure level into account)
     
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    How much of the [[recyclable]] material is [[Recycled]] and/or [[Reuse]]d in this country
    How much of the [[recyclable]] material is [[Recycled]] and/or [[Reuse]]d in this country


    :A bad criterion.  PUt this in [[types of countries]], but, in general, only really wasteful rich countries "recycle" anything;  Poor frugal ones [[re-use]] everything instead, or don't consume it at all.
    This meter has to be ralated to the general level of [[infrastructural capital|infrastructure]] in the country. We can't expect a country without adequate water, sewage and electricity capabilities to provide [[recycling]] services.
     
    :though it might seem useful to shame really bad rich countries into fixing their habits, it's better to use that energy to get them to reduce and re-use instead

    Latest revision as of 12:04, 29 March 2004

    This could be one of the factors for evaluating countries in Consumer preferences:

    How much of the recyclable material is Recycled and/or Reused in this country

    This meter has to be ralated to the general level of infrastructure in the country. We can't expect a country without adequate water, sewage and electricity capabilities to provide recycling services.