[P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue

[Ron Townley]

I believe the most significant issue holding back waste reduction and
recycling is its lack of association with the sustainability movement as a
whole.  Bridges need to be built with the "competing" environmental efforts
associated with air quality, water quality, green space preservation,
energy efficiency, etc.  Only by making sure waste reduction is integrated
into the entire sustainability picture will it get the attention it
deserves on an ongoing basis (instead of during a landfill crisis,
hurricane, flood, or other event).  I have heard of sustainability
workshops/conferences where speakers presented on just about every
environmental issue but solid waste.  Our representatives were not on the
agenda, they were in the audience.  That needs to change.  
Ron Townley


At 03:21 PM 8/8/01 -0400, KHales@ci.cary.nc.us wrote:
>I think that the most significant environmental issue is the trend of
>increasing trash tonnage and decreasing recycling tonnage. This could be
>attributed to the reduction in urgency of the situation that was around
>with the "trash barge". Landfill fees have not increased as much as
>originally sited, and I think that people are feeling why go through the
>trouble.
>
>Karen Hales
>Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist
>TOWN of CARY
>
>462-3873 voice
>469-4304 fax
>khales@ci.cary.nc.us
>
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