From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!hou5f!hou5b!hou5c!hou5e!mat Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: TRASH Article-I.D.: hou5e.251 Posted: Fri Feb 25 13:18:58 1983 Received: Sat Feb 26 04:48:43 1983 References: houxv.119 Why do the poor create more garbage than the well--off? Well, quite apart from arguments stemming from Sturgeons Law, There are two reasons. First, the poor often live in a throw--away economy, buying ``bargains'' that turn out to have very short lifespans. Secondly, the poor often have eating habits based on prepackeged (junk) foods which generate a lot of loose garbage, unlike the potato peels, congealed meat drippings, etc. of the well--off (who also can afford to dine out more often) The above is MY PERSONAL SPECULATION. I welcome information from people who KNOW. -hou5e!mat