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Oct 15, '07 10:09 AM
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Having seen the deterioration of environmental conditions in Baguio through Jack's photographs, I wonder if these photos would give him some inspiration in creating Baguio a better place to live.

the GFT container with a green lid is mainly for vegetables (groente), Fruits & plants (tuin). The grey container marked, "rest" means for OTHERS except papers which are collected separately every Wednesdays and bottles thrown on a separate container (still need to get that photo on my non-working day).

The NOTICE posted on the "rest afval" container says, "It is prohibited to put any garbage beside the container. You risk getting fined."

The conventional garbage containers (one in grey for the "rest" & green for "gft")pictured along the street, were just collected. The owners must bring them in into their own premise/s. Soon all of these will disappear at the end of 2007, replaced by the underground containers seen in the first photos.

Though vandalized, the trash can does serves its purpose. Photo was taken in front of a school entrance. These are the public trash cans you find all over the Netherlands. Not always vandalized, of course.

The garbage truck in the picture collects the conventional garbage containers. Up-close, the truck is equipped with a "pulley" with 2 wheels to fasten the containers and are hoisted for emptying.

Groente, Fruit, Tuin afval

Rest afval

notice

side by side each other

The conventional garbage containers

vandalized trash can

a better looking trash can

Garbage Truck snappy shot

BB clone1.Battery box

Courtesy/Vergs/Korea

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zigzag8rio wrote on Oct 15, '07

This is a similar recycle program in Germany and here in Korea. They have designated days of the week when to pick up the recycle items,i.e., papers/cardboards, styrofoams, glass bottle, aluminum/metal cans, white plastic conainers and clear wrappers, cut grass/tree leaves, batteries, light bulbs, etc. In Germany, they also separate dark, green, and clear glass bottles.

jackcarino wrote on Oct 18, '07

If these containers could hold water, they'd surely be stolen from Baguo's streets. At the Baguio Conventions & Visitors Bureau, we were on our way to creating a prototype of cheap waste bins that won't hold water when the City Engineer's Office rejected it, telling us that the City has a "zero waste program" in place.

Anyway, in case I'd win in the next elections, maybe we'll try your suggestion. Ha-ha-ha!

buitenwatersloot wrote on Oct 18, '07, edited on Oct 18, '07

jackcarino said

Anyway, in case I'd win in the next elections, maybe we'll try your suggestion. Ha-ha-ha!

What does it take for you to win, Sir Jack? You must win and save Baguio from all those leftists who need to be ousted!

No, the underground containers do not hold water and will not withstand the strength of Baguio's thieves. They are made of heavy metals and can only be hoisted up (including the flooring where they are sitting on), by a crane at the back of a garbage truck that comes to collect the wastes (I need to get a photo when these are collected. I'm not always on the street when the containers are emptied:-)))

But yes, the plastic bins would hold water (approx. 200L) and in Baguio, easily stolen, for the fact that they have wheels:-)))

All the best from here.

jackcarino wrote on Oct 19, '07

Election in the Philippines is basically information war -- it costs millions. (I guess the garbage collection system you're showing here must be very expensive.)

buitenwatersloot wrote on Oct 20, '07

jackcarino said

Election in the Philippines is basically information war -- it costs millions. (I guess the garbage collection system you're showing here must be very expensive.)

May those millions pour in, as I keep you in my prayers, sir Jack.

I found Rome a city of bricks, and left it a city of marble.
-Augustus Caesar
(The garbage collection system here is commensurate to the living standards of the country. You can always diversify with your excellent ingenuity). Greetings!