Mauritius is a gorgeous little place, turquoise lagoons rimmed by fine pristine sand and emerald green palm trees, but we really have to put emphasis on "little".
With only 2,040 km² and as many as 1.2 million residents space becomes sparse! Let's not forget the hundreds of thousands of tourist that come every year and the great increase in construction at the moment. It is averaged that every Mauritian produces about one kg of waste per day, which means that there is a total of 1.2 million kgs of waste being produced in Mauritius per day!
Now where do you think all of that goes? Does it just vanish into thin air? Nope it's just swept under the rug! All of it is dumped into open air dumps, unsightly, unhealthy and smelly. But at least it's on the other side of the postcard, out of sight.
The point I wanted to make is that there is no way Mauritius can afford to keep on going on this way because eventually landfills are filled! This is why recycling should be so important here, there is really no other option. This is the only road to a sustainable island!
I hope this explains well the reason why I'm doing this and that I've given you all something to think about!
I'll talk to you all next time! =]
1.2 million kgs per day ? O_O
ReplyDeleteYep, 1200 tonnes every day!! Of course most of it is biodegradable but people don't dispose of it properly, can you imagine the kind of smell that generates in a landfill? =(
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http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/menv/files/waste.pdf
:Oh god, I can just imagine !
ReplyDeleteDo you by any chance master the art of paper recycling?
I've been trying to do it for years, It always gets stuck to the medium I spread it on.
Any techniques ? :D
I have been interested in paper recycling and I am going to try it! I'll tell you all about it in a post when I get around to trying it! =]
DeleteOh my gosh! This is unacceptable! We must do something about this!
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