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| Posted On: | 28-Jun-2007 |
| From: | "David K. Evans" [dkevans....edu] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Where does your Trash go |
--uz3rFiXMkp6j81DHLgoGmFiXoWahdwlqik1Vxks Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Namcy, this is a great idea. May I make an additional suggestion? It could be costly in terms of time as well as gas for each family or business to take their recyclables all the way to mudhole. Wouldn't it be better to have one or two trucks pick up recyclables at designated collection centers...(.maybe in each village)...and have these people take the material to the dump say once a week or so? By definition "recyclables" are not easily biodegradable, and would thus not cause odor problems while being stored to be so collected. If need be a small amount of money...say one dollar per family a week or so, could pay for the gas ( and maybe for the time) of someone who would be willing to collect the materials from the various villages' holding-bins and take it to the folks at the dump. My reason for attempting an expansion of your truly excellent idea is that, being human... few are likely to recycle unless it is totally painless for them to do so. It took quite a long time for it to catch on in the US, Canada, and Europe until industries were conceived and formed that could make a real profit from picking it up at one's door...and even then cities had to pick up the cost of the plastic recycle bins and furnish them totally free to their customers. I don't think anyone on Roatan would oppose to recycling per se, but there are plenty who will likely come up with a profusion of excuses why NOT to be bothered, especially if it involves their time and their gas money to drive all the way to Mud Hole. (And of course these 'reasoins' should be always considered). But this is in no way condeming anyone at all...we are all human, and as such we must take our very natures into account when coming up with great ideas such as yours. I am quite certain any number of folks will come up with much better ideas than my own, but there is very, very much merit it what you have suggested, and I hope someone out there is listening. I can even envision a time when someone with a boat might make once a month runs to La Ceiba or someplace else where they might be able to sell such recyclables...who knows? I quoted Anthropolpogist Margaret Mead on page 1 of "The Judas Bird" with her famous statement: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." All the best...you have made a contribution this day...if people are listening and thinking, that is. Ane if not...thanks anyway for trying. dke http://www.thejudasbird.com On 6/28/2007 11:52 AM, wotg....com wrote: >HELLO GROUP, >To get of the subject of Brad and the Orphanage for a day or so. > This guy brought up a great idea in this brain of mine with his questions >on Trash and recycling. > >We have had several families in our community by the Mud Hole road and one >down by Blue Parrot that have for years, gone digging thru our trash for our >recyclables. Thank God someone did. Why don't we sort our own trash and drop >it off to them in stead of making them dig for it. Maybe we can help start >them a cleaner and healthier way for them. This would be a great and wonderful >thing for the island, reef included. > > I would love to help in anyway I can but cannot start this project. So I am >asking someone to step up to help an islander with a business. I hope some >of you will start sorting your trash for them. It is a start. > Just a thought when ever driving on Mud Hole road, take a small bottle or >two of water for the people working over there. Kids walking to school, >working in the dump, They are always so grateful when I do. ( Adults too) >thanks, > Nancy Agnew > > > > > --uz3rFiXMkp6j81DHLgoGmFiXoWahdwlqik1Vxks Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Namcy, this is a great idea. May I make an additional suggestion? It could be costly in terms of time as well as gas for each family or business to take their recyclables all the way to mudhole. Wouldn't it be better to have one or two trucks pick up recyclables at designated collection centers...(.maybe in each village)...and have these people take the material to the dump say once a week or so? By definition "recyclables" are not easily biodegradable, and would thus not cause odor problems while being stored to be so collected. If need be a small amount of money...say one dollar per family a week or so, could pay for the gas ( and maybe for the time) of someone who would be willing to collect the materials from the various villages' holding-bins and take it to the folks at the dump. My reason for attempting an expansion of your truly excellent idea is that, being human... few are likely to recycle unless it is totally painless for them to do so. It took quite a long time for it to catch on in the US, Canada, and Europe until industries were conceived and formed that could make a real profit from picking it up at one's door...and even then cities had to pick up the cost of the plastic recycle bins and furnish them totally free to their customers. I don't think anyone on Roatan would oppose to recycling per se, but there are plenty who will likely come up with a profusion of excuses why NOT to be bothered, especially if it involves their time and their gas money to drive all the way to Mud Hole. (And of course these 'reasoins' should be always considered). But this is in no way condeming anyone at all...we are all human, and as such we must take our very natures into account when coming up with great ideas such as yours. I am quite certain any number of folks will come up with much better ideas than my own, but there is very, very much merit it what you have suggested, and I hope someone out there is listening. I can even envision a time when someone with a boat might make once a month runs to La Ceiba or someplace else where they might be able to sell such recyclables...who knows? I quoted Anthropolpogist Margaret Mead on page 1 of "The Judas Bird" with her famous statement: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." All the best...you have made a contribution this day...if people are listening and thinking, that is. Ane if not...thanks anyway for trying. dke http://www.thejudasbird.com On 6/28/2007 11:52 AM, wotg....com wrote: >HELLO GROUP, >To get of the subject of Brad and the Orphanage for a day or so. > This guy brought up a great idea in this brain of mine with his questions >on Trash and recycling. > >We have had several families in our community by the Mud Hole road and one >down by Blue Parrot that have for years, gone digging thru our trash for our >recyclables. Thank God someone did. Why don't we sort our own trash and drop >it off to them in stead of making them dig for it. Maybe we can help start >them a cleaner and healthier way for them. This would be a great and wonderful >thing for the island, reef included. > > I would love to help in anyway I can but cannot start this project. So I am >asking someone to step up to help an islander with a business. I hope some >of you will start sorting your trash for them. It is a start. > Just a thought when ever driving on Mud Hole road, take a small bottle or >two of water for the people working over there. Kids walking to school, >working in the dump, They are always so grateful when I do. ( Adults too) >thanks, > Nancy Agnew > > > > > __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (0) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Calendar Adventures on Roatan: An exciting tour of the island on DVD http://www.roatanvideo.com Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 11 New Members Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS Roatan bay island Roatan honduras Roatan island honduras Bay island honduras Bay islands Travel Deals Take a Trip Now Yahoo! Travel makes it easy Yahoo! News Get it all here Breaking news to entertainment news Yahoo! 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