Whenever I used to baby-sit, I always found that negative reinforcement always got my point across more efficiently than positive reinforcement. Though everyone says to reward your kids for being good and reward your dogs for going to bathroom outside as a better form of discipline, I just never saw the benefit. As much as I would offer the kids rewards for not trying to kill each other, it never seemed to stop their desire to rip each other's hair out. Not being able to go outside and play with friends, however, always seemed to do the trick when it came to preventing the inevitable brawls. This anecdote does have a purpose; it will make sense eventually.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency launched a campaign ' the Tox-Minus Pollution Reduction Initiative ' this month to encourage the top 100 toxic chemical reporters to voluntarily take part in a program to reduce toxins into the environment. Chris Korleski, the director of the Ohio EPA, is also opening the floor to other facilities who want to participate as well. The program involves setting up a five-year plan to reduce toxic chemical emissions and reporting progress throughout the span of the Tox-Minus. Successful facilities get public recognition and basically get to reap the rewards of their good work by observing the effect it has on reducing pollution and financial cost.
Tox-Minus is essentially a call to companies who are polluting asking them to take the initiative, no pun intended, and voluntarily change their environmentally detrimental ways. There are no punishments for not meeting goals, no obligation to participate and the basic reward is knowing that you're doing something good for the planet. This is a nice theory G
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