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| Star Wars figurines could create disposal problem, group warns |
| 2005-05-19 |
| via http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/ The release of the latest Star Wars movie this week is creating excitement among fans of the sci-fi saga, but itÂŽs also creating concern among some environmental advocates who fear the Dark Side - in other words, waves of discarded plastic action figures, light sabers and other movie-related paraphernalia headed to landfills. "We love Star Wars as much as anybody, but it doesnÂŽt mean we should emulate the destructive power of the Death Star by harming the environment," said Anne Reichman, director of Earth911.org, an environmental action and information Web site. "Most people donÂŽt know that these types of figurines canÂŽt be recycled, not even little Yoda. In fact, almost all of these toys will sit in landfills until long after weÂŽre gone." |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #19 Now THAT needs to go to a landfill! |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-05-19 15:52 |
| #18 I knew the merchandising had gone too far when they came out with the special Darth Vader "Lava Berry Explosion" pop tarts. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-05-19 14:19 |
| #17 What about all those leftover nachos that go into landfills after the Superbowl, huh? How come no one talks about that? Oh yeah... some other interest group has already latched onto the Superbowl. Never mind... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-05-19 12:03 |
| #16 This is just a PR stunt. Piggy-back on Star Wars and increase fundraising. Nothing new to see here. |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-05-19 11:54 |
| #15 "Most people don´t know that these types of figurines can´t be recycled, not even little Yoda. In fact, almost all of these toys will sit in landfills until long after we´re gone." Ha! Like the "kids" who are buying these things are going to let them out of their fat, grubby little hands. They're going into hermetically sealed containers in the back of mom's basement, baby. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-05-19 11:08 |
| #14 Ehrlich, after Malthus. |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-05-19 10:39 |
| #13 You're sooooo right, Dar! Burger King for the next Emporer of the Dark Side (2008?). |
| Posted by: BA 2005-05-19 08:58 |
| #12 You mean this isn't Scrappleface? Truth is stranger than fiction, x-Man... |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-05-19 08:55 |
| #11 badanov--if you get a copy of that Granola Girlz Gone Wild, please share! Hmm... now that I think about it, there might be a lot of unshaven pits and legs in there, so maybe I'll pass... :-P I don't think Darth Vader has anything on that "Burger King" when it comes to being creepy. Man, that freaks me out... |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-05-19 08:53 |
| #10 ...not even little Yoda Not even little Yoda! Damn, if that don't bring a tear to your eye, you ain't human... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-05-19 08:47 |
| #9 what a crock of sh!t. Maybe Anne's a serious collector, and hopes that the more figures that end up in a landfill, the fewer there will be 10 years down the road when she's ready to sell. Either that, or she's just got a lightsaber stuck up her ass. |
| Posted by: IG-88 2005-05-19 08:39 |
| #8 You mean this isn't Scrappleface? |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2005-05-19 08:11 |
| #7 But really, why is she wasting her time protesting plastic action figures when there are people wasting future tons of resources by reproducing?!? She should be down at the local hospital outside of Receiving, booing the expectant mothers. |
| Posted by: Darth VAda 2005-05-19 06:49 |
| #6 Hey, I resemble that remark. |
| Posted by: Darth VAda 2005-05-19 06:47 |
| #5 The whole merchandise thing is getting ridiculous. Poor Darth, he don't get no respect anymore. |
| Posted by: SC88 2005-05-19 00:57 |
| #4 Lol! SteveS - I'm thinking the Bullshit Bomb exploded, instead, lol! It's just fucking everywhere. Ooooo! Earth911... how catchy, heh. Hmmmm, that give me an idea. Yep, available. bullshit911.com/net/org are now locked up. I'll sell for a low low price, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-05-19 00:57 |
| #3 This is terrible. Do you realize if the combined mass of all the junked Star Wars action figures exceeds 1.4 solar masses, the Earth *could* disappear into the resulting black hole? Aw, man! This is the worst news since I read Ehrlich's "The Population Bomb" and learned humanity would be doomed by overpopulation, famine and pestilence by the 1980s at the latest. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2005-05-19 00:34 |
| #2 Not just humourless prigs, but most likely fund-raising. Can't sqeeze funds out of our SUV driving donors to make the ol' Mercedes payment if you don't issue a call from on high about the consequences of human activities. Witness the big push to get cities in the USA to abide by Kyoto. Just trying to find the funds for that next |
| Posted by: badanov 2005-05-19 00:16 |
| #1 The Enviros are sucha damn whine bunch, Pardon me but WTF does this matter? They cannot leave anything along - they try to use EVERYTHING to push their eco-loonieness. What a bunch of humourless prigs. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-05-19 00:03 |