Soulja slim
25-08-2005, 20:58
Description: UN Resolution #13: MANDATORY RECYCLING (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Argument: some of us live in free nations no one should force you to recycle. it is your choice!
i need Approvals.
Forgottenlands
25-08-2005, 23:44
Description: UN Resolution #13: MANDATORY RECYCLING (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Argument: some of us live in free nations no one should force you to recycle. it is your choice!
i need Approvals.
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Forgottenlands
26-08-2005, 00:27
I know I was a bit....short with my last post, so I shall try to explain my position a bit further:
You stated that no one should be forced to recycle, it should be their choice. I find this a rather odd statement. However, I should bring forth the actual text:
Be it hereby resolved that all paper, glass, aluminum and batteries be recycled by all UN member states.
The Resolution forces all member STATES, not citizens, to recycle the listed materials - or to be more explicit, to provide the citizens the ability to deposit those materials so the state can recycle them. If the citizen chooses not to, that is their choice and this resolution doesn't claim otherwise. However, the state cannot refuse - it MUST have a recycling program.
IF your argument is national sovereignty (which its text suggests it is not), I quite frankly couldn't give a damn. A state should not have the right to refuse to recycle anything, for I would consider that irresponsible of the state. Should they choose, they may prefer to organize with private industry to meet the requirements of the resolution for them, but the option needs to be provided to the citizens.
Now, admittedly, this is all going beyond the boundaries of the resolution (and, officially speaking, they only need to recycle on piece of each of the above materials and can get those materials from their own offices to meet the requirements), but this is what I believe the state should be required to do. As such, I feel your argument is moot and my point stands
NAPIH