Recycling is not everyone's pastime, not everyone's idea, not everyone's concern, and not everyone's business today! Yet, it is not hard, and is one of the best ways everyone can do something positive for the environment.
The extent of the NEED for recycling is much, much higher is developed countries and densely-populated developing countries. Recycling programs are racing against the issue of waste pollution, landfill disposals, environmental degradation, and depletion of the earth's resources.
Is everyone doing their part? Is everyone concern? Is recycling a priority in waste management? Should not we recycle?
In today's scenario, the significance of recycling is rising as more people realise the cause of the great concern that earth is being depleted from its natural resources, and adopting recycling methods to sustain a healthy balance in the ecological system.
Recycling simply is all about the process of making the used materials suitable for further use, and additionally reduces the demand on our natural resources, and also saves valuable landfill spaces.
I recycle........ that is my idea, my concern and my agenda. I recycle but at a very small-scale as my contribution to a greater issue. My concern relates on the extent that most countries failing drastically to control waste disposal and lacking recycling facilities for recyclable materials to reduce waste disposal at landfill sites, and the pollution of our environment and marine ecology. My agenda is on how I can make a positive impact in an 'not-too-convincing' community where my project can be easily sabotaged.
You recycle...... doing your part and contribution to the greater issue. When two or more involve or engage themselves in the recycling activites, it opens up the interest for more people to join and participate. These activities lead to a positive approach to expand into a bigger area, thus the involvement of the community at large. You ensure that my project has a bigger meaning to the overall cleanliness of the area and lesser environmental impacts, and that it can not be sabotaged.
We recycle.......it now has become a public concern and the agenda is made clear that there are greater benefits to recycling. It offers monetary benefits, employment opportunities, community cooperation and participation, general cleanliness around homes, streets and the community. More usage of reusable materials, and less wastage disposal in landfills and less pollution to the environment. My project survives.
In Port Moresby, various recycling activities take place - especially scrap metal, aluminum cans, and beer bottles which are sold to recycling industries and the brewery. PET bottles are re-used as water containers, and oil containers. People re-filled them with water, cordial mix, juice mix or spirit mix, or engine oil for sale.
There has been legislated regulations for banning the plastic bags - however the enforcement mechanism has never acted on it. The idea was to use 'recyclable paper bags' or the traditional 'bilums', but cost was a factor apart from high production level to cater for the demand since plastic bags produce just that.
My plan is progressing but at almost a static pace........ I have linked up with the NCDC - the authority responsible for the City of Port Moresby, and some individuals in various communities, BUT to practically do such a project has some ethical procedures to follow, and the willingness of 'contacts' to gauge information at various community levels.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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