So much rubbish can be recycled

WHAT’S been on my mind a lot lately is the uncollected piles of rubbish on the streets.

How much of that refuse really warrants going to the rubbish tips?

If we had X-ray eyes, would we see plastic bottles and containers, tin cans, glass bottles and containers, and newspapers – all recyclable and able to be used again?

Vegetable and fruit peels, and grass clippings can be used for compost. Dog poo can be buried – no smelly bags.

Refuse workers as well would have a much easier job.

Our reusable waste is actually extremely precious.

Our planet cannot keep on producing, when we don’t know what to do with the old items. We are able to be clever and inventive.

If these items had a monetary value, people would have more incentive to take their recyclables to waste stations, knowing they would get paid. (This happens in Australia and other countries).

We would then be creating income, making money out of what we normally throw away – and saving our planet to boot.

Remember, the world’s population is growing at a rapid rate.

If we don’t act soon, one day we will be living on a giant rubbish heap – and terrible sickness will be the order of the day. You have been warned!

Grannylyn, Port Elizabeth