tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post2563917306636504679..comments2023-05-28T03:59:34.833-05:00Comments on Open Wide the World: an Earth Day look at Garbage Day Around the WorldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838323025840477873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post-85014654437760152352014-04-22T10:40:52.348-05:002014-04-22T10:40:52.348-05:00I find myself weekly overwhelmed with the garbage ...I find myself weekly overwhelmed with the garbage generated....and though I try to minimize, sometimes I am stumped for a better way, and other times I am seduced by convenience. Thanks for putting this post together, it's certainly a subject worth noting and thinking about. Happy Earth Day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363799461243112381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post-53716371915577435602014-04-22T10:29:41.868-05:002014-04-22T10:29:41.868-05:00Ah yes, your experience in the slums in Africa sou...Ah yes, your experience in the slums in Africa sounds very similar to slums in much of the third world, sadly. My father lived in remote regions of Senegal and Gabon. I imagine part of the difference in those remote areas would be due to a deeper respect for the earth and the land, but equally relevant is the fact that food in a village wouldn't come in packaging, minimal items would be purchased from stores, etc. Anywhere people live off the land, there is little waste. Meanwhile, my street is right now filled with collection bins of all types. Agh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838323025840477873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post-21201419380887971952014-04-22T10:20:55.882-05:002014-04-22T10:20:55.882-05:00Yes, Phoebe, this was an interesting post to put t...Yes, Phoebe, this was an interesting post to put together. I have become surprisingly interested in learning more about garbage collection around the globe since beginning this project. No better time than Earth Day! Thank you for participating!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838323025840477873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post-18187081076715823782014-04-22T10:20:36.514-05:002014-04-22T10:20:36.514-05:00Great post, and what a cute cover picture! Thank y...Great post, and what a cute cover picture! Thank you for putting together a compilation to give us a bit of a worldwide view of garbage collection. A healthy planet also depends on how we deal with the garbage we generate.<br />Speaking of that, I wonder which part of Africa your dad referred to. My family and I visited Kenya two years ago. While the Masaai Mara tribes keep the land clean, life in the slums was very different... We had to go a long way to get deep in the slums, where we built a school. On the way to our project site, there was trash everywhere. Lands and rivers being polluted. And even if they don't have much materially speaking, there are no trash cans either, so everything gets thrown on the floor. We did our part, regarding to our own trash with the meals we brought, by bringing our garbage back to the Community Center we stayed in; hoping they had proper garbage collection there. My hope is that by setting up an example and providing one more school to the area, their awareness about caring for the planet will be raised.<br />Thank you for sharing!<br />-TherezaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post-54049081921009616502014-04-22T09:55:07.851-05:002014-04-22T09:55:07.851-05:00Thanks for including my comment. What an interest...Thanks for including my comment. What an interesting post this made! I find it horrific how much stuff we use and chuck away, your dad's comment is very poignant.Phoebe @ Lou Messugohttp://www.loumessugo.com/en/blognoreply@blogger.com