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1. Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 10:23:18 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
   Osaka pedestrian crossings have no audio signals and I'm noticing even as a 20/20 seeing person how much I'm normally relying on them.
   • Kermode (gemlog@tilde.zone)'s status on Sunday, 22-Oct-2023 14:59:33 UTC Kermode

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     • M. Grégoire

     @mpjgregoire
     Yes, beer, wine, spirits, milk...

     https://www.return-it.ca/beverage/products/
     https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022ENV0005-000089

     @clacke

     Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 likes this.
   • Kermode (gemlog@tilde.zone)'s status on Sunday, 22-Oct-2023 14:59:34 UTC Kermode

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     @clacke Wow, hk too. This is another one of those moments for me.

   • M. Grégoire (mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 22-Oct-2023 14:59:34 UTC M. Grégoire

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     • Kermode

     @gemlog
     Is there a deposit on wine bottles in BC? It seems strange to me that we don't have one in Québec, but maybe I'm just confused.

     @clacke

   • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 22-Oct-2023 14:59:35 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅

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     • Kermode
     @gemlog Littering is an offense in HK, but sorting wrong is not and machines to return plastic and aluminium bottles and cans to recover a deposit are only 1–2 years old.
   • Kermode (gemlog@tilde.zone)'s status on Sunday, 22-Oct-2023 14:59:36 UTC Kermode

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     @clacke
     Weird!
     Mind you, we get so used to our home surroundings.
     A few years ago I was astounded to learn that there are places in the world where there are not litter fees on things like pop bottles or beer cans - any beverage container. Such refundable deposits have been in force where I live for over 50 years by now.