The Chinese Recycling Program and Buttless Baby Pants

A quick note on the Chinese Recycling Program, which in my opinion epitomizes the operation of the country. The country actually has no recycling program. But the government pays you for turning in recyclables so they can be used again, and this is how it works. Normal people throw out everything that you can recycle. These sorts of things end up in trash cans, naturally. People less well off root through trash cans, pull out plastic and glass, and turn them in for money. Truly, this is an excellent description of how China functions. Also, I've discovered Chinese people don't believe in diapers. Instead, pants for small children have a big section cut out of the back, so naked baby butts abound. I'll bet it's quite drafty! At least it provides an impetus for the parents to house-train their kids as quickly as possible.