YOU and todays 'Climate change'.

Yeah, I hate to see countryside disappearing, but its going to happen. Its PROGRESS

Most local authorities state development will bring prosperity, developers often appear to bribe, (strong word), local government, but not always money changing hands, its often more subtle than that.

 

It's happening all over pretty much, but they tell us it's good for prosperity.
They dont say whos prosperity though.

I've never been lucky enough to live in a village environment, but I was only about a quarter of a mile from the countryside, but I'm getting further and further away as urban sprawl engulfs all the surrounding villages.

 

But why does so much of our waste go to landfill when it can be re-cycled?

I spent 24 years living on the Isle of Man and contrary to what many Brit's think - it's not the back of beyond and antiquated. Many things that we use here on the mainland were invented and produced on the island, adopted here on the quiet and often said to be invented here, that's just not so! I can give examples if needed.

That aside the island decided on an incinerator many years back and in 2004 saw it's first waste for disposal. It's a modern building and from the outside we wouldn't know what was inside. It's set on a hill that was previously a landfill site.


Yes, there were protests at the time but there was also the issue of clearing the island's waste. The island is only 36 x 13 miles in size and with a population at the time of more than 70,000, something had to be done as landfill sites were almost at an end. The incinerator as said on a previous post doesn't belch out smoke and toxins to be seen and breathed for many miles around, but the ash is an issue. This has to go into landfill and is taken to a particular site. But surely this is better than the great amounts of rubbish that already fill the land.

On the other hand why don't the amenity sites/tips here on the mainland allow full recycling and lighten the landfill load? Again every amenity site on the island allows the public to take away anything that they can make use of. Quite often items being taken there don't actually make it out of the boot of a car having been snapped up by somebody that has spotted them. Items of modern technology are one of the first things to disappear as many take them away, repair them or use the items for parts.

Is it health and safety again? I think as children aren't allowed out of vehicles at amenity sites, at least adults can be left to make their own judgement on whether it's safe to remove things for recycling. After all we're allowed to dump them!

 

Our local tip does recycle, but once dumped it becomes the property of the tip, often the blokes that work there, you try to take a few plants pots, they will chop your hands off, IT'S MINE, comes to mind.

I made a fatal mistake when I last visited, I only had something small to throw in the recycle bin, cant remember what it was, it was late, 4.20pm and very near closing time.
not many cars there for once, so I just drove in, pulled up, and got out to dump my rubbish.
I was immediately met by this bloke saying I was doing it all wrong, I had to reverse in, me being an idiot, I'd just drove in and got out the car.

I was reprimanded and told next time I must reverse in, but he was going to let me off on this occasion.
What a W****r

 

That's not how it works on the island Pete. It's not the property of the tip and anyone can take anything from it.

 

Im lucky that my local country recycling centre is a friendly place. Asked for a compost bin that was lying at the side the guy said help yourself no dramas.
The city one is another story. Looks right shady

 

We are now allowed to put plastic bags and such in our recycle bins. We have what we call "big garbage" pick ups every other week. We can put out sofas etc but no construction waste and we are limited to 3 items per pickup. We used to have one day a year but they figured it was smarter to do it in little bites plus the scavengers come around the night before looking for metal, copper etc. We have a place to take leftover chemicals such as paints and don't have to pay but there are some hillbillies who will dump it at construction dumpsters instead of taking 20 minutes to go whefe they properly dispose of them.

I believe the scavengers have a lookout posted at the end of my street. I've put 75 lb sewing machine heads out there that disappeared in minutes. Of coirse that was after I'd stripped them of all the little machine screws and anything I can directly reuse.

I agree that we should all do our best to be better custodians of our planet. And with that in mind, I'm recycling some fermented grapes at this very moment

 

Climate change is what it is, I have had much warmer and prolonged summers and colder winters, its nothing new.
Governments knew diesel was bad for health and pollution many years back but done nothing, there was money to be made.
Wind turbines and solar panels may give a good end result but the pollution in manufacture and health issues with manufacturing are more polluting than the end result, the end result which is what is projected with Mainstream media.
Most green issue projects have a priority vested interest in profit with several MPs linked to their companies.
Personally I will ignore all the scare tactics of global warming until our governments cut down on their excessive use of energy via large expensive polluting vehicles and unnecessary flight travel.
As for recycling, that's a joke ! Some is dumped in other countries so all we do is shift the pollution abroad so our local councils can meet targets. I am not allowed to take anything that is reusable (for me) from a recycling tip as it is considered theft.

 

I don't do any recycling.
I live in a flat ( on an estate which houses around 650 people )where all our rubbish just goes into huge bins.
I can't take it to the recycling center as it would involve me taking it in a taxi and paying around £15 for the pleasure, which I've no intention of ever doing.

 

I recycle. My family have been taught to recycle. Sometimes they stuff up !
I check my recycling before I recycle it!