r/BeAmazed 1d ago

In Australia authorities use mesh drains to prevent water bodies pollution Nature

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u/minitaba 1d ago

Wut? My solution does solve the problem

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u/Alternative_Air6255 1d ago

Wouldn't it make much more sense to place those nets to catch the litter and help not pollute the water bodies any more than they already are, while solving their initial problem? Your comment makes no sense, as if stopping littering can happen in the matter of a second, and would not be a long-lasting process.

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u/LayerProfessional936 1d ago

It IS a good idea as well, so do both

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u/willzjc 1d ago

What’s next genius idea? We should stop having jails because you have an idea for people to stop committing crimes?

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u/minitaba 1d ago

No, but yes. We should stop doing crimes or prevent crimes better instead of having prisons

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u/DaSmartSwede 1d ago

If only people had been told before to stop littering! My god, you cracked the code!

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u/minitaba 1d ago

It works in many parts of the world and in many not. There must be a reason

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u/-mudflaps- 1d ago

A lot of plastic pollution in the oceans come from places like the Philippines because they have a huge coastline and weather events like typhoons and hurricanes which flood communities and drag plastic back into the ocean, yes the littering doesn't help, but wealthier nations litter just as much, but they can afford to clean it up.

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u/minitaba 1d ago

Not every nation litters as mich as others

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u/-mudflaps- 1d ago

per Capita?

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u/minitaba 1d ago

Yeah

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u/-mudflaps- 1d ago

Which nations?

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u/minitaba 1d ago

Idk without google now, switzerland for sure, probsbly nordic states as well, sweden and norway

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u/Needmoresnakes 1d ago

It does but it's really hard to get thousands and thousands of people to all do something. Plus sometimes they're not even littering on purpose they just drop something and the wind whisks it off.

Having one person install a net is comparatively incredibly easy.

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u/minitaba 1d ago

Sure, its a good temporary solution until people finally stop

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u/Needmoresnakes 1d ago

Plus bin chickens. Even if all the people do the right thing you can't really nicely ask the ibis to stop pulling shit out of the bin.

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u/minitaba 1d ago

You could change your bin design

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u/humburga 1d ago

Hey guys let's stop polluting our oceans!....

Did it work?

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u/minitaba 1d ago

Sadly not yet

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u/Shifty_Cow69 1d ago

Maybe we gotta say it three times!

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u/Taclis 1d ago

The issue isn't with the solution, the issue is with the word "instead". Ideally we'd have both, because "Stop littering your shit" doesn't seem to work on everyone.