Seeking comments from NCDC

[This message was sent to the NCDC (the National Capital District Commission) the authority responsible for waste management and environmental health in the City of Port Moresby. It was sent on the 12th April 2010]...


Hi,

[Please refer to the appropriate authority: WASTE MANAGEMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH]


Hi, My name is George H. Ume, currently undertaking post graduate studies at the University of Queensland.

The reason for being here is in two fold:

* To establish a link with the Waste Management and Environmental Health Divisions of the NCDC of matters that I have interest in especially on Household Garbage Recycling and Disposal Options;
* As part of my studies, we are required to link up and engage with authorities and the community to work out a community action plan on projects we propose, which in my case is Household Garbage Recycling and Disposal Options.

My project, as mentioned, is HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL OPTIONS. For community involvement and engagement, I am to formulate a community action plan whereby I can link up communities (or a community as a pilot project) within each of the suburbs around the City of Port Moresby. The project is to look into how we can reduce household garbage waste with the option of recycling of recyclable materials and food waste as fertilisers etc. Whatever that may be left over need to be appropriately disposed as not to cause environmental problems or pollution.

The plan is to involve and engage communities to work out a strategy on garbage collection whereby all garbage is sorted out at a garbage depot into various sections: 1. Recyclable: - Food Waste; Grass, Leaves and Papers; Tin, Cans, Metal and Bottles; and Non-Recyclable: - Plastics, Glasses and Hazardous wastes. After sorting out, the non-recyclable wastes are disposed are burnt-off in incinerators or used in landfills. The recyclable wastes are taken off to their appropriate recyclable sites.

In involving and engaging the community, people work together and have the sense of ownership over their community and the cleanliness that comes with it. When all communities shared that common understanding of working together to keep their communities clean, the overall effect in the cleanliness in the City of Port Moresby is achieved.

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That is the idea behind the project. I have set up a blog site - ghughie@blogspot.com - for contributions, comments and advice to how best this issue can be tackled.

PLEASE COMMENT OR CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY IN THE BLOG SITE.

Thank you.

George H. Ume