Just a few months ago, I lived in a “perfect world” where the garbage, once collected by the binman, seemed to disappear off the face of the earth. As for the widespread pollution of the planet and the waste of resources, it was certainly not my fault: I was sorting my rubbish for recycling, always careful never to drop any litter, and sometimes I would even pick up rubbish I found on my way. I chose to buy goods produced in my country and most of the time organic. In short, I was a “model” citizen…