Recycling I despair with other peoples attitude to the problem
05/05/2021I have over the past few days talked to my fellow house share people. Now these people are old enough to know better and not some teenagers etc. So I had expected better responses to my call to get things recycled in various bins we have 3 at present. One for paper/card etc, one for hard plastics and cans and one for general waste. Not that complicated is it?, well for these guys it is so complicated they do not have a clue and are always mixing things around and I am daily checking that the item is in the…
Why is there so much resistance to sort out the plastic problem?
One of the Facebook groups I am am member of asked this question as below After receiving a very unimpressed response from my MP, I have been struggling to understand why there is so much resistance to changing the way…
Our plastic pollution crisis is too big for recycling to fix
Annie Leonard is the executive director of Greenpeace USA has done a great article via the UK Guardian Newspaper, please read it here and yes I borrowed the title from the article. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/09/recycling-plastic-crisis-oceans-pollution-corporate-responsibility Unfortunately the article does not say what…
Coffee Cups
Plastic Post-Apocalyptic
The other day I mused about the things I have read in particular that we will have more plastic in the oceans than fish by 2050 according to the reports. However the oil companies want to produce 40% more plastic…
A few weird items in the Botanical Gardens from the Vivid Sydney 2017
A little collection of Weird items found in the Botanical Gardens in Sydney tonight for Sydney Vivid and the Eye follows you around as you walk around it. Quite Strange Enjoy Michael
Taronga Zoo
OK wild animals are in this post so be careful as you navigate through it.! Taronga zoo is a place that actually looks after animals and is a not for profit and is heavily into conversation for all sorts of…
Vivid Sydney 2017
here is an event in Sydney, Australia that is happening right now, well 24th May to 17th June and it lights up Sydney from 6pm every night to a colourful display of buildings, light trails, the opera house, Harbour bridge…
Plastics and Jellyfish in the Ocean
I have just had a short walk via a marina in Sri Lanka, but this could any marina around the world. I looked at the water and initially saw some fish, then the small jellyfish, but then looking a little…
If your dreams don’t scare you, then they are not big enough!
As I sit at my desk in my home town Bournemouth,UK, I look out the window and all I see is rain, wind and a rather wet day from this window. Then I look and find my inspirational folder on…
The Sock Thief – Humour post
Ok, I’ve kept quiet long enough – it’s time this scoundrel was found out and shown up for the lowlife that he is. Over the past year, I have bought many pairs of socks – nice little ankle socks in…
