Problem is, whilst i truly believe that these facilities are trying to do good, fact is there’s just TOO MUCH STUFF to handle.

They have bins for all sorts of ’stuff’. Cardboard, batteries, metal, polystyrene. There’s even a place for the collection of old paint tins. The bin above is for “rubbish” ie the “stuff” we don’t know what to do with or just can’t be bothered dealing with (or don’t have the resources available) to ‘deal’ with it.

This bin is filled and replaced on average around 6 times per day. It costs around $1000 to dump the contents into the ground.

Do the maths…

this transfer station (the council, possibly your council) spends around $6000 per day, every day dumping ‘rubbish’ into landfill. That’s a lot of money. Think about this next time you see a rates notice.

Oh, and by the way, I hear there’s a  price hike on the way.

stay tuned

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wasteman

At least who ever was responsible for what you see above has made an effort to get the couch into a bin!!  Bizarre!!
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wasteman

Just have a look at the cinema after the movie finished and the people left…and this is just the drink cups and straws. You can’t see the popcorn and plastic wrappers all over the floor! (Apologies for the terrible quality photo)

How many of us REALLY care?? How do we learn to care? How does it become second nature to care?

Stay tuned…

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wasteman

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.

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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?
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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!
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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
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