Posted on Dec 30, 2019

9 Times Humans Made The World A Little Better And 9 Times They Did, Well…The Opposite

The best and worst of humanity.

Jamie Jones

BuzzFeed Staff

1. These restaurant taps that drip any excess water onto the thirsty plants below:

And this tap which does nothing but waste water:

2. This bin that collects leftover popcorn for local farm animals:

And this recycling bin that dumps its waste in the same place as the regular trash:

3. This event bracelet that will eventually erode away and be reborn as beautiful flowers:

And the result of this gender reveal party that left behind a field of plastic:

4. This fountain that avoids water waste by allowing the water to flow down for dogs to drink:

And these trash cans that promote a negative message towards animals:

5. This Italian bar that decided to ditch plastic straws for some pasta straws:

And this restaurant that removed all straws but went overboard on the plastic cutlery:

6. These recycling bins with super useful visual guides:

And these trash cans that have been gendered for no earthly reason:

7. These T-shirts that have been made from recycled plastic bottles:

And these unhelpfully labelled waste cans that ensure plastics, along with everything else, get mixed up:

8. This neat invention that collects trash and prevents it from polluting lakes:

And this supermarket that's added more trash to the world through its unnecessary packaging:

9. This college that turns recycled paper into notepads for its students:

And this sign which is doing exactly what it's warning against:

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