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Throughout the world, people solve similar problems with dif erent approaches.
Here are some European answers.
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All my life, I've paid the city for a
sanitation worker to pick up my gar-
bage. In Switzerland, the garbage bag
costs more…and includes pick-up.
When it's full, put it out on any curb.
The next morning, it's gone.
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An
Italian law requires drivers to wear
a seatbelt. Your car makes annoying
noises if you don't buckle up. So the
Italians, in their own creative way, have
designed a handy little plug to quiet
their car.
Problema fi nito.
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Junk mail
exasperates us. Others don't like junk
mail, either. Many Europeans have a
simple solution. They put a decal on
the mailbox that says simply “no” or
“yes” to dif erent types of junk mail.
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While we have stop signs in the
middle of nowhere, the British have
roundabouts. You don't stop. You wing
into that roundabout and take of at
the exit of your choice.
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In the Neth-
erlands, they have four-story park-
ing garages for bicycles. The Dutch
take the train in, hop on their bike,
and pedal to work. It's not necessarily
out of dedication to the environment.
Biking simply works well.
