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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
9:17 PM
Hi people! It's really cold here huh. Freezing, but nice.
Anyway, in case you haven’t notice, three bins are actually placed everywhere in Australia (in the zoo too!) – The yellow-lid bin, red-lid bin and the green-lid bin. These three bins are also provided to homes and schools here, from what I've known from my host.
Materials such as newspapers, glass bottles and aluminum cans (can be recycled) are thrown in the yellow-lid bin. The red-lid bin is used for waste materials that cannot be recycled or composted, for example plastic bags and styrofoam container. Compost or organic waste like garden pruning, leaves and twigs are thrown in the green-lid bins. The general rubbish is then taken to the landfill while the recyclable materials are of course, taken to the recycling plant to be recycled.
The Australians do exercise the ‘3R”s - Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle. My host family actually makes use of unwanted papers to print their work, unlike in Singapore, where many of us just grab a new piece of paper for printing. As mentioned in my last post, there is a half flush and full flush system. Using the half flush saves water, which thus help in reducing the amount of water used for flushing; conserving the water. Also, instead of throwing all the recyclable materials in to the bin directly, my host family put all the materials in a box in the house, and once it’s full they will then throw it into the bin, which makes it simpler.
My host family also does turn off their electrical appliances whenever they are not in use. The rooms here do not have air conditioning either. The only air conditioning is in the living room, whereas in Singapore, most Singaporeans have air conditioning in almost every rooms – where they on the air-con everyday! Such difference huh?
Yup, like what James has mentioned, solar energy will soon be used in place of fossil fuels. This will of course help save the Earth as the usage of fossil fuel reduces, in turn reducing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. It will be great if Singapore follow the ways the Australians actually conserve and use their resources, instead of using the resources without much care. We should all play our part to save the Earth! (How standard...)
bye!
}Sharon
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