Zero Waste
Building off of yesterday's article on the approval of the expansion of the landfill by the Oglethorpe County Commission, I have to say again that this issue really bothers me.
Again, even though the law states that governments do not have to adhere to agreements made by previous officers, the fact that both communities are so willing to ignore that agreement and forcibly seize the land held by the Steiner family is most troubling to me. But, aside from that, it also doesn't do anything to help put us on a path toward reducing our waste production and, instead, has the very real potential to simply pass the buck on to those 30 years down the road.
The Athens-Clarke County Commission is slated to talk about ramping up waste reduction efforts at its work session meeting on Feb. 12, which is a good thing. Personally, I'd like to see us work toward a goal of Zero Waste, though I do agree with Blake who said, in comparison with other communities striving toward this, it doesn't appear feasible to reach these goals in an accelerated time table (though the comparable communities are considerably larger than Athens-Clarke County, thus meaning they produce more waste than we currently do).
Moving toward Zero Waste, of course, will require not only increased individual diligence (though our response to the water crisis has been most heartening), but also increased investment in staff and resources, as well as an expansion of services.
Again, even though the law states that governments do not have to adhere to agreements made by previous officers, the fact that both communities are so willing to ignore that agreement and forcibly seize the land held by the Steiner family is most troubling to me. But, aside from that, it also doesn't do anything to help put us on a path toward reducing our waste production and, instead, has the very real potential to simply pass the buck on to those 30 years down the road.
The Athens-Clarke County Commission is slated to talk about ramping up waste reduction efforts at its work session meeting on Feb. 12, which is a good thing. Personally, I'd like to see us work toward a goal of Zero Waste, though I do agree with Blake who said, in comparison with other communities striving toward this, it doesn't appear feasible to reach these goals in an accelerated time table (though the comparable communities are considerably larger than Athens-Clarke County, thus meaning they produce more waste than we currently do).
Moving toward Zero Waste, of course, will require not only increased individual diligence (though our response to the water crisis has been most heartening), but also increased investment in staff and resources, as well as an expansion of services.
posted by Jmac at 5:41 PM
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