| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:The environmental backfire of the new recycling system | |
| Posted by: | Michael Brandt | |
| Date/Time: | 15/03/09 01:25:00 |
| With due respect Phillipa, I don't think there can be too many people left who are not aware of how to recycle. Very few object to the principle. In fact, anyone over 40 will remember a time when far more was recycled than now, because of necessity. Everything from Milk bottles, beer and soft drink bottles were used again and again and the deposit system was perfect as it gave bored kids an incentive. Composting was normal. Conserving was normal - without the spectre of doom, fines or hype. Ealing even had trailers on dustcarts collecting cardboard in the 1960s and 70's The problem is too many containers for tiny homes to cope with and poor collection quality, discarded open food containers left all day or overnight will be a huge attraction for vermin. and this is what is happening. Brand new containers are being damaged and carpets ruined as bags get carried through the home dripping with dirty rainwater. For many, there is nowhere practical to keep this stuff out front without it blowing away or getting lifted. If you live in a semi or a home with a side entrance this is not an issue but no-one has thought about the urban factor of mixed housing types and the practical problems. As for three diesel vehicles replacing one, plus the longer times collecting, the environmental kickback probably comes near to negating the potential saving of the whole scheme. |