Phil Oye

Here’s a question, where are all the trash cans in Australia?

A little questioning of the locals reveals that everyone is responsible for carrying out whatever trash you carried in. The logic is that if you have a full trash can in a public place, people will just put their “rubbish” on top or next to the can where it might blow away, thereby dirtying the area.

Maybe. But I don’t buy it. It is a little… well, unsophisticated… to carry around your trash while vainly trying to find some place to dump it. Of course, Sydney is spotless, so it must be working.