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I came across this post on NetEase, a BBS forum used by Chinese. This wouldn’t be relevant to most ChinaSMACK readers so I thought I’d put it up here.

From NetEase:

In this post I’m a bit biased, I’m showing a city’s level of modernity. Although it didn’t take long to take these photos, this topic has been rattling around in my brain for a while. But I an opportunity to take these photos doesn’t present itself often, I might say that I’ve been waiting a few months until I got a chance. Finally, I found a rare opportunity, and I grabbed it, taking these photos.

Australian families all sort their garbage, then a sealed off garbage truck picks up each different kind, in this way all members of society help to create a good garbage transportation system. Every time I see this happen, I wonder in my heart when my fatherland [China - Ed] will do it too! Today is Wednesday, the day garbage is collected at my house and the surrounding suburbs. Last night everyone took out their home’s garbage bin.

In front of my house, I took some photos of what happens. I won’t talk any more; I’ll just show the photos.

Every Australian residence has three bins like this. In one goes everyday rubbish, another recyclables and another grass. They are on wheels, and can be pushed to one’s front garden for the special truck to pick up. The writer, currently living in Australia, does this. In Australia, men work more than women, they not only have to do half of the housework, but also have specialised, men-only tasks like this.

Wednesday (today) is the day for everyday rubbish and recyclables. In the photo you can see that the yellow bins have been taken care of (because the lids are all open). In the background you can see that the rubbish truck is picking up rubbish and tipping it into itself.

Zooming in you can see that behind the driver are large prongs that are lifting up a yellow bin.

See, the bin has already been lifted high, and its contents are being tipped into the truck. I have to mention here that the driver has to wear work clothes, usually a bright uniform. It was very hot today, the driver was wearing a yellow vest, which still counts as his uniform. There’s only one person involved in this whole operation. – The driver.

The truck goes a bit further down the road, and lifts another rubbish bin high in the air. You can see in the picture that at the very top of the truck is another bin being lifted up.

The garbage truck’s work finished, we see the back of it.  We can see that the truck is very clean, and pleasing to the eye.