tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996451598424168531.post5638793747221410676..comments2023-08-11T09:04:25.467-07:00Comments on A World Not Our Own: A Public Diplomacy Blog: Burn, Bury or DitchKate Azarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851633251806823657noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996451598424168531.post-8182774862992704292011-01-29T00:30:24.428-08:002011-01-29T00:30:24.428-08:00Thanks for the advice. It kills me seeing the garb...Thanks for the advice. It kills me seeing the garbage pile up everywhere. Every acacia bush has plastic bags stuck in it and every home has a burn pit. I actually have very little garbage because I do recycle what I can. I have tons of plastic bags and plastic containers that I use as leftover dishes. In a society that does not have packaged anything, it is pretty easy to do composting. I am holding on to the plastic wrappers (which I only get from the food sent from America) because I can't bring myself to throw it outside. I have found a way to use cardboard as shelving and to build cabinets in my house, so that is recycled too. And for those of you wondering, I am officially head of the environmental club at my secondary school and I am going to try to discourage the burning of plastics as my first job. Wish me luck!Ryan Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615327538333125060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996451598424168531.post-82229491981273762572011-01-13T19:00:51.265-08:002011-01-13T19:00:51.265-08:00I agree with the other two. Compost what you can....I agree with the other two. Compost what you can. Burn the less harmful things and that leaves more room in the ground to bury the rest. Oh and reuse what you can for as long as you can. And then you can spread the word to everyone else to do the same!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851398466474466891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996451598424168531.post-19481662662978326682011-01-11T19:39:52.519-08:002011-01-11T19:39:52.519-08:00What about setting up a village recycling program?...What about setting up a village recycling program? If she is already experienced at organizing such things, why not have an eco-party? Perhaps I am being culturally relativistic when I say Ryan adopting their norms are less beneficial than Ryan teaching them what she knows.Paul Rockowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540196192076208577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996451598424168531.post-61147224937681035602011-01-11T16:02:25.153-08:002011-01-11T16:02:25.153-08:00Interesting question!! I'm liking this post. S...Interesting question!! I'm liking this post. So in my opinion and what I've learned with my degree, yes, burning does real a lot of toxins and contribute to overall air pollution. However, certain products are worse than others in terms of how dangerous or how much toxic chemicals they release. Anything that is not organic, like plastic, shouldn't be burned. But if its stuff like paper, that would be less harmful. So anything that shouldn't be burned would be better off buried. But for some products, obviously food but also if they happen to use any products that are corn or soy based, can be composted! And that would be best environmentally and health-wise. Also, it works as an excellent fertilizer! Hope my little input helps :) Oh and that being said, I would say just leaving the trash unburned and unburied is probably not any less environmentally friendly, but it is certainly an eyesore and maybe even a safety hazard in case there are sharp things that people could step on!Alisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02914202791123933050noreply@blogger.com