Downtown Peterborough: The Real Trasheteria

Walking home from downtown at one oclock this morning and being my ususal over observant self I noticed something; people throw out a lot of shit. It was garbage night and I was baffled at the ridiculous amount of stuff people throw out. Maybe I just havent noticed before but there was a TON!!! Hundreds of empty pill bottles from the phrmacy, countless tubs and jars of every size from the health food store, stacks and stacks of empty egg crates from breakfast joints, empty coffee cans, entire plate glass windows, bags and bags of shredded paper from various small businesses as well as thousands of those little styrofoam peanut things, endless seas of flattened cardboard and even old flowerpots from the flower store (which i thriftily stole for myself) . This list is far from being exhaustive, but theres too much to even list. Seeing all this trash has inspired a few ideas.
When I got home from my walk I was impressived to see the solitary bag of garbage I had left on the curb. This was nothing compared to the heaps of trash I had just walked by but it made me think I could do more. I'd like to get a composter. I think theres room for one in my backyard. I wouldnt have to put that much effort into it and it would make me feel good about myself. There are also some other perks. The topsoil would be really good for growing plants in (a hobby which ive taken up for myself) and I'd see some cool bugs, worms, and probably some other cool nature as well.
I would like to be a little more active then just getting a composter however. Taking a shortcut through a big grassy feild in a neighboring park to finish off my walk gave me another great idea. I'd like to do an Art Attack just to stick it to the man. I could rally up a few of my hippie friends and we could reuse all the trash to make a giant art attack just like Neil Buchmann does on TV. A big recycling symbol or something or maybe a giant middle finger growing roots. Something that says "Im an enviromentalist, but im fucking dangerous!"
My third idea is probably the best one (as if these arent good enough) but I wont be able to put it into effect until i become president of earth. I'd like for there to be a deposit on all forms of packaging. Bags, containers, boxes...everything. Cans of coffee for example would have deposits. Everyone would have to take EVERYTHING back to the dump to get the deposit back. Maybe the government would even make money. Its not a perfect plan but if some higher-ups put their heads together im sure something similar to this would be perfectly feisable in society today. Until next time, Reduce, Reuse and for Christ sakes RECYCLE!!!