Greenie!
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
3:06 PM
Hey guys, its me again.
After a quick chat and observe session with my host's dad last sunday, heres what I've learnt about their recycling.
Also, a quick note, while i was in Lorne, there were two dustbins everywhere. One for recyclable stuff and one for general rubbish. At home, there are two bins as well. One is for general rubbish. which is taken to a landfill, and the other, is for recyclable rubbish which is taken to a recycling plant and separated and recycled.
Some houses have three dustbins, the additional one being one used to store organic waste like food scraps, plant cuttings and vegetables. Only non-meat organic waste is disposed in those bins. These are then used to make compost and retailed to avid gardening enthusiasts as read-made compost for use with their plants.
The Australians are really big on the green movement, almost everyone is disposing of their recyclable rubbish into the recycling bins. According to the father of the family I'm with, he said that the amount of rubbish in the general rubbish bin he had has been halved ever since he started to throw the recyclable rubbish into a separate rubbish bin provided. This shows that the method is proven, and works well. As such, Singaporeans should start to follow likewise and do the same. This will greatly reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted during incineration(the method of which rubbish is disposed off in singapore). Also, more electricity is conserved as less rubbish is incinerated.
I think this is a great example that Singapore should follow, as it brings with it a plethora of benefits for the environment.
On the topic of electricity, Australia is moving into the direction of using solar power to supply the country's need for electricity.
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2005/02/66694
http://www.enviromission.com.au/project/project.htmas shown there, a large Solar Tower is due to be constructed soon in Melbourne.
This will provide a great amount of electric power. hence, saving the environment and enabling longer usage of the remaining fossil fuels on earth and also reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted when these fossil fuels are burnt to produce electricity.
IMO, this is a great start and many countries need to follow suit and do likewise as Australia have done to step up their efforts in trying to slow global warming down. Its a long shot, but each step taken by every country, is a step towards success.
Just envision the world, pollution-free, imagine how beautiful it would be.
Cya!
James
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