I learnt alot about other countries i had never really taken an interest in before. I was especially interested in the countries with very little money but were still trying to tackle the promblem of making a more sustainable future.
The US was quite hard to find sustainable stratagies for, especially for climate change. However i was surprised to find that it was trying to make a change even though it refused to join the kyoto protocol. I was especially surprised that it is aiming to meet some of the same targets that the kyoto protocol would have required of the country.
I think our presentation went quite well, i think that we could have mentioned some more strategies that the US was using towards sustainable development. I think if i was to do it again i would have thought about it more and practised what i was going to say before the day. If i was to do it again i think it would have been easier if i had a little more time to research the information as it was quite a rush at the end.
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Waste Management Strategy.
As each region has new goals to meet on recycling evey region reduces its waste at different rates. CBD has increased its recycling rates by 7.5% from 2001 to 2005 to 11%. Whereas
SNC has increased its recycling rates from 11% to 28%.
The differences between these figures maybe due to the councils waste collection services. CBD has its waste removed only every two weeks and only has a 240l waste bin, this may mean that if this bin gets full they may choose to bin and not recycle the rest.
Whereas SNC has the same however the paper and glass is recycled every week. Paper and glass is one of the major waste products due to packaging.
To improve these rates it may be considered that people should be able to recyle more as often the council will refuse to take overflowing rates also this should be more available, for example taking the waste one or two times a week.
Other iniatives that have been brought forward more recently that will improve this rate is inbuilt bins when houses are originally built. This will soon become compulsory for all houses making it easier for them to recycle.
However there will always be a problem with waste so new iniatives will always be welcomed in society.
SNC has increased its recycling rates from 11% to 28%.
The differences between these figures maybe due to the councils waste collection services. CBD has its waste removed only every two weeks and only has a 240l waste bin, this may mean that if this bin gets full they may choose to bin and not recycle the rest.
Whereas SNC has the same however the paper and glass is recycled every week. Paper and glass is one of the major waste products due to packaging.
To improve these rates it may be considered that people should be able to recyle more as often the council will refuse to take overflowing rates also this should be more available, for example taking the waste one or two times a week.
Other iniatives that have been brought forward more recently that will improve this rate is inbuilt bins when houses are originally built. This will soon become compulsory for all houses making it easier for them to recycle.
However there will always be a problem with waste so new iniatives will always be welcomed in society.
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