Reproducing a suggestion by anonymous for a greener OBD:
"2. Anyone interested in recycling bins for the condo? We can really get everyone involved, esp. the kids. Maybe the proceeds can go into a special "OBD Kid Fund", funding activities for them. I don't know about you all but my household does churn up a fair bit of recyclable stuff every week.
I think the management has a recycling drive once every 3 - 4 months? Maybe more suitable only for the bigger items. Keeping the recyclable stuff esp. newspapers
till the 3rd Sunday of the month (there is a collection centre at Taman Desa park)gets to be too much.
Anyone for recycling bins???"
I feel a prick of conscience whenever I throw out plastic bottles and then console myself that the rubbish I throw is being separated and recycled anyway at the landfill. Poor excuse, I know.
Couple of years back or so, I read about this Eurasian couple in Malaysia who have a zero-waste household.
http://www.greencrusaders.com/pages/posts/for-this-penang-couple-almost-nothing-goes-to-waste2.php
Zero-waste, wow! That's called commitment to the environment.
Recycling bins are merely small baby steps towards environmentalism. Maybe we can at least commit to that.
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you can count me in,,, a first step is the hardest step. we start small first .
Hi Shanthi,
I believe you are not the only one with this tinge of guilt. We all know fully well the benefits of recycling. Unfortunately knowing and doing, don't usually go hand in hand.
To begin with we need to find how much this "baby step" will cost the management. I wonder if the standard recycling bins can be purchased from the hardware shops in Taman Desa. I will try to find out. Next try, the phone directory. Any ideas anyone???
Perhaps the usual big black and sturdy rubbish bins will do, if cost is an issue. The main thing is for the bins be functional.
I believe our cleaners are actively sorting OBD's recyclable materials. Perhaps the notion of profit sharing with them would be ideal in ensuring the workability of the recycling efforts.
Would appreciate your ideas on this. Come on fellow residents, lets start on the "baby steps" together. Thanks.
Yes i agree that we will need to engage our cleaners in this effort if it is to be a success.
Residents will recycle if they are not put to a greater inconvenience than separating the items and leaving them at the refuse chamber on their respective floors. If they are made to cart the items down to the basement or the refuse collection point where the bins are, we will see lesser success in the recycling plan.
I'll also make enquiries on the bins & collection schedules and revert.
" A world faced with devastating, pressing concerns, climate change, energy shortage and food security.......if we wait to act, it may be too late, start the change with you ! man in the mirror , let go GREEN and start recycle "
Hi everyone,
For the first time I ventured into the refuse chamber. I normally just throw my bags into the nearest bin, luckily, strategically placed next to the door. To my delight I saw 3 black bins instead of 2. The 3rd one is a backup and usually kept in the far corner. Emmmm, we can take a baby step in recycling without the need to purchase any new bins.
Two bins can be used for the wet and biodegradeble things. The 3rd bin for glass. Perhaps the plastic stuff can be placed in a big box. There should be a distance between the box and the floor, in case the floor gets wet.
As for the newspaper, it can be placed into another box or leaving them in plastic bags. I believe the cleaners would appreciate this, less mess, easier to transfer and sort out.
Any ideas or suggestions anyone?
Hi Shanthi,
Please visit the following site which the site give a very good case study and working paper for Malaysia's condo recycling project.
The paper is work of Matthias Gelber, who been awarded 'The Greenest Person on the Planet'.
We should take his generous advise so we can save much time and money if we want to go green for our condo.
Would appreciate if the management can agree on the cost involve which I think is very nominal.
Thank you.
Sorry forgot the link to the site.
http://www.ien.dk/recycling/
Hi everyone,
Any support and feedback for the recycling effort as posted on 21st October 2009?
If we can't get the management to do this for all the floors, why not begin on a smaller basis. We can try approaching our immediate neighbours ( good excuse to get to know each other) on our respective floor to cooperate and start recycling.
I will try to ask our mini market operator to spare me the boxes.
I reckon no many residents would be interested to read this segment of the blog, as the "action" is elsewhere.
Again I missed the 3rd Sunday collection time at the Desa park community hall. I have to keep my recyclables for another again. Oh boy!
those people busy ACTIONing with the EGM like the present MCA ! i can understand the situation in MCA because it involves personal interest but why must this happen in OBD ? it's only a council post in a KL condo, maybe OBD is a Branded Name that is good to have in a personal resume when writing BioData! for better action see this Blog http://cakappolitikmca.blogspot.com,
I support your idea of starting with our small neighborhood, can you share your idea on the blog.
Hi,
We support the recycling idea too. Maybe should ask the management if they are interested in the project?
Don't waste time with this management! IF they really are serving OBD, they would have done so long ago. Even the new prime minister is concerned about our environment by creating a new Green ministry department! i agree with some of the comments posted on this blog ie "....the committee members are not receptive to any proposals put up by the residents. They are only interested in issues initiated by the members....."
and their transparency ie in Ms Lai's first letter to the MC regarding AGM and the kind request for her letter to be posted on the notice board, for which the MC took no notice of. We are absolutely grateful that there is an OBD blog for owners and residents alike to voice our views and opinions to make the move and improve our own life. By the way , technically, financially, morally and mentally, we should support the EGM, that way maybe some of the MC may become more receptive !
I have been practicing recycling from rubbish, food even water for years.I catch rain water, reuse soap water from machine to clean my car porch area. I buried all perishable waste at my house. I own a unit at OBD but not living there yet. I suggest residents start separating thier garbage now. You have my support ! alby loh Block A8-5
Hi Shanti,
I'm posting this after receiving a complaint from a well-known OBD resident (female).
Apparently, a greener OBD is a better OBD but the management committee should focus intensively on getting the basics right first.
The complaint I got is that even basic rubbish collection & clearing is not consistent as there has been cases whereby rubbish bins within OBD have not been cleared accordingly.
This has been brought to the management committee's attention but so far, no positive action has been taken. Subsequently, rubbish is not disposed of & the bins remain full.
Sometimes a stench can be detected emanating from said bins.
I feel that in order to get a greener OBD, the management committee should get the basic amenities running smoothly first before embarking on any other 'grandeur' ambitions.
Hopefully, the bins would have been cleared by the time anyone reads this comment :-)
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