Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

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I knew a lot of countries ban the use of plastic bags, and a lot of countries think we're weird because we still use them as by far the most popular choice. At least that's one reason they think we're weird................................ anyway... I Googled how many countries ban them and found this map. It's really kind of eye opening.

I know many countries also have much more elaborate recycling programs than us. They have separate recycling bins for different materials. It's just normal for them to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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Now I'm finding a lot of interesting graphs from the same website. This was was pretty interesting. Even the US, who is well behind the average percentage, still has a majority of their population believe that single-use plastics should be banned.

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And one more... countries that have a bottle deposit system where they charge a fee for plastic/glass bottles, and they can return them at deposits to get their money back. I remember as a kid taking cans to Hy-vees in Iowa to get 5 cents back per can. I did it with my grandma.

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I knew a lot of countries ban the use of plastic bags, and a lot of countries think we're weird because we still use them as by far the most popular choice. At least that's one reason they think we're weird................................ anyway... I Googled how many countries ban them and found this map. It's really kind of eye opening.

I know many countries also have much more elaborate recycling programs than us. They have separate recycling bins for different materials. It's just normal for them to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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We have to separate our trash. We have bins for plastic, bio, regular, and there are bins for paper and glass, too. And we bring our own reusable bags to the grocery store. If you forget, you have to buy one at the store.
 
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Thanks. It was absolutely terrifying and A is pretty traumatized. He just kept saying he wanted to go home and not continue the trip, but now that we're ok, he seems a bit better. We were REALLY lucky. The guys who rescued us said they've been trying to get this road taken off GPS for YEARS because this happens a few times a year. GPS sends people on this road that isn't really a road. It's not paved or anything and you can't tell how bad it is until it's too late and there's nowhere to turn around. It was bad, but it could have been so much worse. Even the car isn't damaged. There were several cyclists and a couple of motorbikers who came up and every one of them was super nice and asked if we were ok and needed help. One of them gave E some bug spray because she's allergic to the mosquito bites....they swell up and get really sore. She can't close one fist, she can't straighten one leg and has to walk bow-legged because she's so swollen and sore, but none of us have any injuries from the incident.
 
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Thanks. It was absolutely terrifying and A is pretty traumatized. He just kept saying he wanted to go home and not continue the trip, but now that we're ok, he seems a bit better. We were REALLY lucky. The guys who rescued us said they've been trying to get this road taken off GPS for YEARS because this happens a few times a year. GPS sends people on this road that isn't really a road. It's not paved or anything and you can't tell how bad it is until it's too late and there's nowhere to turn around. It was bad, but it could have been so much worse. Even the car isn't damaged. There were several cyclists and a couple of motorbikers who came up and every one of them was super nice and asked if we were ok and needed help. One of them gave E some bug spray because she's allergic to the mosquito bites....they swell up and get really sore. She can't close one fist, she can't straighten one leg and has to walk bow-legged because she's so swollen and sore, but none of us have any injuries from the incident.
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So scary. Glad you are all OK.
 

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