Half time at the footy (Etihad stadium Melbourne) last weekend.

This is what we call ‘hard waste gone a little too far’.

The question here is one of responsability - RESPONSE_ability! - The ability to respond.

Who on earth is RESPONSEable for dealing with the disposal of this washing machine?

Is it the responsibility of the person who purchased it?

is it the responsibility of the company that produced it?

or
Is it the responsibility of the local council to get rid of it?
You tell me?????

One things for sure…

I bet they went to a lot more trouble to get it into their apartment in the first place than they did to get rid of it.

wasteman over&over

ps apologies for being away for a while. Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere.

Am I the only one who thinks this ‘hard waste’ thing is getting out of control? It’s starting to freak me out!
It’s just too easy to stick what you don’t want out on the street and hand the RESPONSEabilty over to SOMEONE ELSE.
If you buy it then you have a responsibility to think about what you are going to do with it once it’s come to the end of it’s life. Don’t agree…send me a comment!
Sure, occasionally you find something really cool, even useful, but is the NATURE strip really the best place to dump our junk?
over and over
angry wasteman!!

This is a school lunch box taken from a school bag AFTER school. It’s not important who’s it is. What is important is that this particular kid has placed their empty chip packet back into their lunch box and brought their own ‘waste’ home with them.

If you generate it…you deal with it! That’s my slogan!

Congratulations to this student. 1000 house points to you!
over&over
wm

Why on earth should ‘zero emission’ pedestrians be giving way to those who have chosen to drive? I say all cars should have to give way to those of us on foot!

wm
over&over

Look what the WASTEMAN found when he opened the hatch on the emergency telephone in a city elevator recently. To be honest, it’s not that surprising. After all, any spot will do. Right!

Imagine a place we could go with our recycle bin and take the kids along to help sort it all out. Steel one way, plastic another. Paper next one along etc etc. A modern facility. You might even get a coffee there! It’s not a dirty place. It doesn’t smell. Why? Because it’s done well.
Try to remember, waste only stinks when it has food and other ORGANIC material mashed in with it. Keep the food separate and we can deal with anything that comes our way.
Perhaps in our tip/transfer station we could have a separate bin just for FOOD & ORGANICS. Now there’s an idea!
Personally I like the system of a row of large skip bins that could be filled overtime and easily attached to a truck for transportation. We could colour and label the bins beautifully. It’s really not that hard. AHHH! I can believe it!
We’re talking about a place that could become quite social. Nice to get out of the house and meet with the local community whilst sorting out, and  having a good old chat about all the different ’stuff’ we are throwing away, and more importantly, what it’s made of!! The kids would love it. Kids love throwing ’stuff’ away (well kids with a lot do, and that’s a lot of kids). So let’s teach children about all the different materials, and where they all originate from whilst they’re throwing away all the shiny ’stuff’ they remember buying in the supermarket only a couple of days ago.

I found the beginnings of our dream transfer/educational/social station (TESS). In Victoria Australia. Just outside Venus Bay. Beautiful spot!
There was NO ‘rubbish’ collection in the area. All the residents had to make a small trip to the above transfer station at some point. Could get rather nasty if you decided not to bother. The point is, as daggy and under nourished as it was, at this place, I witnessed families sorting out their own recyclables. They even had us sorting glass into different colours. It was a game, and families were playing it. Folks were talking. Helping each other when someone got stuck.
Such a system would be difficult (to say the least) in a metropolitan setting. But car washes are becoming rather groovy. You can get a coffee there!! Why couldn’t the waste transfer station become groovy too????????????????

over&over

wm

Love this ad I saw in the paper the other day.
We might be water conscious, however ,how much do we know about what happens to our old TV’s, computers and other unwanted electrical equipment. Why on earth would we want to be giving away a flat screen TV when one thinks about all the wonderful things that could have been offered.
How about offering a free garden water dripper system to connect to the tank? How about a small solar system? Or even better still:

How about a return ticket to Accra Ghana (Africa). We might get to re visit our old TV or computer!!

Happy new year! Let’s make next year a CONSCIOUS one!

Hands up who takes the lid off the drink container before they throw it in the recycling bin.

Hands up who…

…flattens their milk bottles before throwing them in the recycling bin.