My adult child is moving to Amsterdam. Yes, my heart is breaking, and yes, I am planning to visit and learning Dutch. She has shared with me one of the perks of living in Amsterdam. They have no "garbage day." No set day for trash pick up. How civilized!
We also don't have 'garbage' day. This island doesn't need big trash trucks and there is no landfill in which to send the garbage. We separate our trash, recyclable and trash and when the can is full we take them to the transfer station. Some of the recyclable are actually usable and go to our take it or leave it site. [lopezsolidwaste.org]
That is neat. I also like all of the cycling that is done there. I have watched some videos on the cycling and also read two books by a person from that on cycling.
My daughter is looking forward to NOT having a car, in fact I bought her car. They are expecting to get bicycles or walk everywhere. It is going to be a big change for them.
That's pretty cool. So they don't pay for garbage removal? That may not promote trash production there, but it seems like it would for Americans.
They do pay for these public services - through taxes. Their taxes are considerably higher than what we pay for in the U.S. but the public services are free. The thing is they also get way more for their buck than we do for the amount of tax we do or don't pay.
You forgot to mention Canadians too. For example, there is a decent flower bed just outside the pub. Even though there is an ashtray about two steps away, the sloths have to muck the ground!