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Re: Brad - TLC needs to minimize packaging
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Wed, 29 Dec 1999 16:33:53 GMT
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John,
John DiRienzo wrote:
> A quick search on the net found that Japan and Germany have laws such as
> I mentioned, and, voila! so does the US, many of them in fact. Maybe you
> missed this pork while the press had its day in the sun harassing George and
> Danny boy. most of this came when the huge leftist recycling boom was
> underway. These laws are still active. And the government agencies (EPA
> and similar) that are supposed to enforce them are still around, so as I
> said, have they been slacking? Whether you like agencies or not, there are
> plenty of them and if they are receiving public funds, I personally believe
> they should do what they are designed to do.
Oh, I agree with the concept of them doing what they are supposed to do.
Having them in the first place, on the other hand....
Don't worry, John, I am having a case of me overgoverning again, and it
just booms out of me every now and then. Nothing against you.
< snipped relevant article >
Interesting. It seems the consumer doesn't seem to want no packaged
items, little, etc. Maybe it was a backlash. I don't know. But it seems
that more packages are bigger nowadays, regardless the apparent threat
of the "packaging police."
Scott S.
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| (...) I think that it's not so much a case of the consumer wanting more packaging, than that the companies perceive that larger packages sell better because the stupid consumer thinks he's getting a better deal. As far as government regulation of (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Scott E. Sanburn wrote in message <386A025E.278F00DF@c...eb.net>... (...) A quick search on the net found that Japan and Germany have laws such as I mentioned, and, voila! so does the US, many of them in fact. Maybe you missed this pork while the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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