Video: Plastic Recycling Flash Mob Hits the Mall
You’re walking through a busy food court at the mall and in your path is an empty plastic bottle, lying right next to a recycling bin. Do you pick it up and chuck in the bin, or step around it? That’s the set up for this video, filmed by in a Quebec food court. When an eco-conscious patron (I’m assuming—maybe she’s a neat freak, or she previously tripped on a soda container) scoops up the bottle and deposits it in the receptacle, she receives a standing ovation. It’s short, sweet, and quite powerful. Talk about positive reinforcement!
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