Went to a restaurant in LA today and when I got the check I noticed that it was a bit higher than it should be. Then I noticed this 18% service charge. So… We, as customers, need to help pay for their servers instead of the owners paying their servers a living wage. And on top of that they have suggested tip. I called bs on this. I will bet you that the servers do not see a dime of this 18% service charge. [deleted a word so it wasn’t a grammatical horror to read]

    • jarfil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      Corporations:

      • Reduce… no, we don’t want them to buy less!
      • Reuse… still not good enough.
      • Buy more and Recycle… now this, we can support. Add a recycling charge to it for good measure.
    • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Where I live our recycling rate is pretty good and a lot of it either ends up recycled back to use or is used for energy. A lot less stuff ends up in the landfill. Seems to work alright, the rates could be higher but that’s something that varies from country to country.

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        In the US we can’t even recycle plastic anymore because China quit buying it. I’ve read that tons of recycled paper/cardboard just ends up in a landfill too because recyclers get too much to handle or it gets contaminated. One of the 3 “R’s” is “reduce” meaning not generating that waste to begin with, but many people only consider the “recycle” part as being all they need to do to be doing things sustainably.

        • quinnly@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          One of the 3 “R’s” is “reduce”

          Not just one of the Rs, it’s the first R. It’s the most important one!