waste in Maryland:
http://vimeo.com/8313063
and also:
http://georgi-ivanov.hit.bg/singleuse_01.html

waste in BG is poorly managed, however, there's something really positive - reusable beer bottles. in the US manufacturers switched to single use containers around the 60-70's.
generally, in BG people produce less waste. or at least that is my impression due to less food delivery (pizzas and others with all their containers).

You can see people picking trash on the streets in the US too, depends on where you go. these are usually homeless people using shopping carts to gather things. a movie on that topic is "Dark Days" (I haven't seen it yet)


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