Comments on: Starling: New Waste Disposal Laws Needed

By: PBanks

PBanks — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:01:32 +0000

Now you’re generalizing. What about the elderly? What about physically disabled people? What about people who genuinely don’t have a personal car and don’t go about the place every Friday? Come on.

I see that you have adjusted your commentary to reflect that in some places, there do exist garbage collection services (that are privately run) as opposed to your initial argument that in the “civilize world” everybody takes their trash to the dump themselves.

That’s a start. If garbage collection should be outsourced, then let’s have the discussion.

By: pabear

pabear — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:00:02 +0000

sorry pbanks that’s bull cause the same people who don’t have personal cars or trucks can find their way out on the town every friday without fail but you say they can’t take a bag of trash to the dump f***ing laziness in other country they are privately run and they still don’t come to your front door wake up it your trash don’t demand other to clean up after your lazy a**

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:06:35 +0000

Agree with once a week. Once is all that is needed and 4 zones would make it manageable and more efficient with the smaller trucks. Having said that, privatization is still the way to go.

By: Voter (original)

Voter (original) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:29:02 +0000

What about plastic recycling. Most of my trash is plastic.
Also, why not split e island into 4 collection areas. That way it is still a 4-day trash collection, albeit once a week, as we used to do without too much trouble. Might make it more manageable?

By: Really

Really — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:27:05 +0000

I bought my own wheely bin and each week when they collected the trash the trash collectors tossed it up my yard broke the lid and cracked the wheels off so I stopped and now go back to just putting the bags out I felt I was being sent a message I called to complain and the situation only got worse so can’t only imagine the kaos the above will cause .
Most country’s separate household trash and have for example every three weeks for paper waste every two for recycles and weekly for food waste any of these can be done by a private company .

By: Voter (original)

Voter (original) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:26:20 +0000

The council provides bins in the UK. You write your name on it.. The collection vehicles pick them up by the handles and dump them into the vehicle, no manual labour needed.

By: PBanks

PBanks — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:53:45 +0000

In a small country where not everybody has personal cars or trucks, it makes sense for a service in place to help dispose of our trash.

Whether it’s best done at a national/govt level, or as a privately-run service as bluebird suggests, could be up for discussion.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:59:08 +0000

What planet do you folks live on.
Starling is a Communist.
He loves to create.

Freeking island is broke.
Maybe his mate Putin can help out.
Please what was written above.

Create…………………………………
Rum time.

By: pabear

pabear — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:29:33 +0000

i can’t believe we as a people still demand free curb side pick up it our trash we create and we demand other people to pick it up, the gov’s job is waste management, we should try putting large trash container for different types of trash and we the people take our own trash to them like most of the civilize world dose it

By: PBanks

PBanks — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:15:05 +0000

Why, lizard? Which one of his points is insane?

As far as I can see, the only suggestion that may not be remotely feasible is providing each unit with a receptacle (not just because of volume/cost, but also possibility of theft/vandalism)

By: bluebird

bluebird — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:03:38 +0000

“PRIVITIZE” the trash collection and disposal.
It would be more efficient and much better.
Goverment is “NOT” the solution
GOVERMENT IS THE PROBLEM.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:31:53 +0000

Thank you Jayme. I would also like to mention, “how many people are going to be willing to pat $ to dispose trash?” Though I do agree with having a deposit on bottles / cans this will reduce the amount of bottles and can tossed into the bushes etc.

By: lizard

lizard — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:30:50 +0000

As I have said before this man needs to viist MAWI.

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:45:57 +0000

So your solution to drivers and workers not being able to pick up one load of trash is to separate it all out and require more trucks and collections.

If they can’t do the one thing right, then to do a number of things will prove a disaster for the island.

Do you have a vested interest in composting…. you keep bringing it up?