I don't understand why that I live in the 21st Cent, in a modern world metropolis...?

that is showing still major economic, industrial, and population potential and growth, yet there is still no civic recycling system in place. I've moved back here from Europe and my trash bag is now huge with pre-packaging. what went wrong?

Answers:
I don't know. My city used to have a recycling program but then they stopped it. I would definitely do. I did it then.
You could probably find a recycling center but alot of times it is not nearby and is inconvenient.

Other answers:
We still think we don't need to do anything about it. If we iggy it, it will go away soon.
...jj
We still think we don't need to do anything about it. If we iggy it, it will go away soon.
...jj
A question I ask/asked myself, but also in Europe the amount of trash seems to have increased.

Perhaps you will like the following interview, about a book that talks about the trash problem:
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