[LINK] Surveillance in extremis

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Lea de Groot wrote:
> Howard Lowndes wrote:
>  > I really wonder just how effective the SA return system is.  I know it's
>  > been around for at least 30 years to my certain knowledge, but is it
>  > effective?
> 
> I lived there for several years.
> It is effective - you hardly ever see bottles or milk cartons lying 
> around (unless they are in the process of= being picked up by a 
> pensioner, and I'm not exaggerating and, frankly, that worries me far 
> more than 'what can we do about garbage?' :( )
> However!
> I understand the system makes a loss every year, so while it keeps the 
> garbage down (and only one type - the hamburger wrappers still flap by 
> in the wind), it is not a cost effective system.
...does that include paying $400/pa to have bottles collected from the 
verge?
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Marghanita da Cruz
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