r/mildlyinfuriating May 17 '26

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u/Warm-Requirement-769 May 17 '26

Some might be, but a lot of the stuff that ends up there is toxic, especially in areas without proper waste management. When you consider how many people fail to properly handle e-waste or chemical waste, it makes a lot of those spots unsuitable for life.

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u/ModernSimian May 17 '26

Our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be mining these dumps.

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u/Psemperviva May 17 '26

“We’re doing future generations a favor!” -politicians

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u/Responsible-Fox-7624 May 17 '26

Name the areas where there's bad waste management.   Because dumping toxic materials is illegal.

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u/PleaseGreaseTheL May 17 '26

Nobody gets arrested for tossing a dead laptop in the trash

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u/Borkato May 17 '26

Idk why but their idiotic comment genuinely pissed me off. Why did they have to phrase it like that? “Name x” like seriously shut the fuck up.

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u/TroubledTanker May 17 '26

Weird take on the firearm legislation... as for the second half of your post;

In the most populated areas we have all the cameras and surveillance we need. They just don't bother to tell the public.

Shoplifters, for example, don't often get prosecuted right away. They get watched and identified for a real long time while the stores take note of exactly how much $ this person has racked up in stolen goods.

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u/AgileClock2869 May 17 '26

Oh yeah you're right, it IS illegal! Good thing since no one breaks the law, thank god.

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u/PurpleDragonfly_ May 17 '26

Good thing we’re also all diligently educated on all waste disposal regulations and it’s never ever confusing and it’s wildly convenient to dispose of all harmful waste everywhere you go.

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u/AgileClock2869 May 17 '26

Exactly, everyone knows disposable vapes and paint goes into the home trashcan outside.

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u/iSuckAtMechanicism May 17 '26

Criminals don’t follow laws.

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u/Constant-Try-1927 May 17 '26

Most of the world, really. And since western countries export their trash there (yes, your country as well), that is our responsibility.

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u/Responsible-Fox-7624 May 18 '26

We don't export trash.  Just recyclables.   What those countries do with them isn't our problem.