This story on the ABC is encouraging in that it is a demonstration of what can be done and locally. The outcomes are visible locally and not on some ambiguous bureaucratic BALANCEsheet where income from the sale of 'recyclable resources' become hidden in impenetrable accounting systems for the benefit of who? It's often said, "for the benefit of the bureaucratic-salaries-with-benefits-churn and of little or no benefit to the resource owners."
Why should they complain, they dumped and abandoned this stuff? Well yes but what options were they offered? Every now and then we hear about recalcitrant 'hoarders' who bring upon themselves the wrath of their local council. Yes these people are the custodians of a 'community hazard' but is it that simple? Might they be telling us something about our society's wastefulness?
You'll see that we've got a way to go yet
Everything is UPcyclable but effort does have to put into establishing the ways tat it can be in a local context. That is ways that do not compound the problem and that does not unlock the carbon dioxide in the material. Near enough is no longer really good enough just as letting this stuff find its way to the ocean or in LANDfill where it'll have an uncertain future and goodness knows when.
Is the best we can do without really trying good enough! What are you suggestions for a way forward? Actually this is a DESIGNproblem!!
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