Earth Day ~ How to do your part - Bilge

H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Sun, Apr 30, 2006 2:31 AM Thats pretty cool Kono. Most people are aware that littering is bad (but thats a loaded question, like asking people in a survey "are you a rascist?" - of course they're gonna say no). The issue is that people don't care or in some cases too lazy to use the bin. Part of it is making it easier to do the right thing (more bins, better positioned etc). But it is also a case of assisting people to change their behaviours. People know smoking is bad but continue to do so. Just telling people that littering is bad will not make them stop. But if we can use their value system to facilitate that change in their behaviour, like looking after our footy stadium, then maybe we can reach them.

Thats pretty cool Kono.

Most people are aware that littering is bad (but thats a loaded question, like asking people in a survey "are you a rascist?" - of course they're gonna say no). The issue is that people don't care or in some cases too lazy to use the bin. Part of it is making it easier to do the right thing (more bins, better positioned etc). But it is also a case of assisting people to change their behaviours. People know smoking is bad but continue to do so. Just telling people that littering is bad will not make them stop. But if we can use their value system to facilitate that change in their behaviour, like looking after our footy stadium, then maybe we can reach them.

Post #229514 by hewey on Sun, Apr 30, 2006 2:31 AM