tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post2356187639160269386..comments2024-01-06T10:36:03.652-05:00Comments on The Word Guild: Stewards of the Earth—Carolyn R. WilkerGlynishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621548333351709607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-58552184684290509922013-07-24T11:33:57.883-04:002013-07-24T11:33:57.883-04:00You're right, Peter. It doesn't seem very ...You're right, Peter. It doesn't seem very energy efficient to truck garbage elsewhere. I think that's where communities such as Guelph, Ontaio are seeking to reduce the waste, not just divert it somewhere else. They still haven't included apartment dwellers in their compost program but apparently the next budget will consider that next step, according to a networking source.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. Rants are okay, and just maybe that could be a topic for you to write on as well.Carolyn R. Wilkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424541949101135087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-46969865192554917592013-07-22T14:14:26.621-04:002013-07-22T14:14:26.621-04:00Carolyn, congratulations on getting your letter an...Carolyn, congratulations on getting your letter and message published in the Record! Good work too, in engaging your family in your practical environmental efforts!<br />A small rural community I lived in for quite some years lost the fight against having a landfill in the township enlarged 10 times it's original footprint. The majority of the population didn't want it and Council opposed the expansion for 15 years, but the province's Ministry of the Environment finally permitted the company to go ahead with the expansion. <br /><br />And now 750,000 tons of garbage can be trucked in each year for the next 25 or so years from elsewhere in the province. (It's believed it will be one of the largest landfills in Canada.) <br /><br />There may be business arguments against it, but wouldn't smaller dumps sited closer to the origin of the waste (read "closer to the consumers' own back yards") be fairer, and perhaps more environmentally sound? That would also reduce the massive diesel consumption and resulting fumes and particulates going into the atmosphere over those hundreds of kilometres of cartage. <br /><br />Thanks for sparking the occasion for me to vent a little. Keep up the good work.:)<br />~~+~~Peter Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529992196266271463noreply@blogger.com