Probably.
Probably the only way for we grass roots folks--who have always been told how important our views are--to get the message out once and for all.
The topic is the new MMBC recycling program, which is an absolute scam created by the corporate mafia with head offices in Ontario.
It should fail in B.C.
And it must.
And here's another revelation:
Are you sitting down?
Glass wasn't allowed in the previous recycling system either, but we were encouraged to take glass to an approved depot "for proper recycling". Well, guess what happened to that glass under the old--and will happen under the new--recycling system? Turns out that since the Consumers Glass plant in Lavington closed in 1997, glass jars and bottles are crushed and used as fill at the Landfill. (anonymous, very reliable source).
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| This is NOT happening to glass that we recycle...but this is HOW it should be done! |
Yup...used as fill, just like household garbage.
Buried.
Outrageous!
We grass roots folks can make the MMBC recycling system fail, despite its management touting that MMBC is a "legal entity", condoned by the B.C. government.
The hue and cry from the public continues.
Some recent excerpts from the Morning Star follow:
"...one of the 4 Rs of recycling is to reduce, so I do try to purchase products with
a minimum of packaging. Usually this means plastic overwrap (which isn't allowed in the new system). So, where is the incentive to reduce? My plastic bags and overwrap will now go into my
garbage and then to the landfill." Jackie Bland
"...perhaps if everyone like myself feels the same way, then they should also set out
their new boxes with a note to pick up the two blue boxes to recycle and use the blue bags instead."
Jean McMullin
Doesn't matter, Kia.
It doesn't matter from whom we learn something...it matters only that we do learn.
Deception always make me angry. But we need to remember that things are almost always more complicated than they seem. What bothers me is that recycling always had a grass roots feel to it that the paternalistic actions of our Provincial Government seems to lack . I wonder if we will get used to the big corporate feel of MMBC? Cheers Shawn Lee a Vernon Taxpayer
ReplyDeleteYeah so deceiving how business works!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the last time I visited the dentist.
I didn't realize that KIA allowed anonymous comments. In a spirit of openness I always sign my comments. I realize that this does put me at some political risk. Those who choose to comment anonymously take no risk in expressing their opinions and may with impunity resort to personal attacks. I am assuming the above comment was a joke (ha ha )as most people have a trusting relationship with their dentist.Cheers Shawn Lee a Vernon taxpayer and proud to be a practicing dentist.
ReplyDeleteYes, anonymous comments are allowed. Kia advises "chickenshits hide behind anonymity throughout their meaningless lives."
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