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[devil]

9. There is hardly any H & S bullshit. When I go to the garage I leave my engine running when I’m filling up

And you thus unnecessarily help Cyprus to be warmer and drier with your polluting exhaust gases emitting CO2

10. When I come out I can start my car (to get the air conditioner working) unload the trolley and leave it running while I return the trolley in the knowledge that nobody will steal it before I come back.

And you thus unnecessarily help Cyprus to be warmer and drier with your polluting exhaust gases emitting CO2, a great selfish action for a minute's extra comfort -- thanks a lot!

21. There is no recycling nightmare here

More's the pity! Recycling is essential in this day and age and anyone who doe not do his bit in this regard is an egocentric moron. It is this attitude that creates the scenarios that Antreis is justly fighting against in this forum. Apart from that, recyclable material that is not recycled only create the need for more unsightly landfills and Cyprus does not have enough land for that, apart from the fact that all landfills are polluting.

There is no excuse for not recycling, at the very least, paper and cardboard, PET bottles, alu drinks cans and other aluminium, and glass bottles and the means are available if you would only avail yourself of them. Also, did you know that if you put anything electrical or electronic in with the ordinary rubbish, it is a criminal offence? It has to be recycled. (Regulation 68-204 transposing the RoHS and WEEE Directives was approved by Parliament on 30 July 2004)

[LENA]

Devil calm down, Cyprus is not an island out of this planet. We do recycle as community and not individuals at least in my area! And in every school I worked too, one of them was what we call environmental school.

[devil]

I will not calm down. I worked since 1978 for the Swiss Federal Office of the Environment and for the United Nations Environment Programme, struggling towards the protection of the environment. I have won 12 awards for my efforts, the latest arriving just 3 days ago, being the very coveted UNEP Innovator's Award, a massive lump of artistically fashioned glass: only 4 or 5 such awards have ever been issued, so they are far rarer than Oscars. I therefore consider that I have every right to rant when I see gross mismanagement of resources, even on an individual scale.

And household rubbish collected on this island is never recycled, unless the householder deposits it, under his own steam, in places designated for that purpose. There is no such thing as community recycling, except for very rare bins in the cities. The only general exception is for alu cans in the Cans for Kids campaign.

[cyprusgrump]

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[LENA]

I will not calm down. I worked since 1978 for the Swiss Federal Office of the Environment and for the United Nations Environment Programme, struggling towards the protection of the environment. I have won 12 awards for my efforts, the latest arriving just 3 days ago, being the very coveted UNEP Innovator's Award, a massive lump of artistically fashioned glass: only 4 or 5 such awards have ever been issued, so they are far rarer than Oscars. I therefore consider that I have every right to rant when I see gross mismanagement of resources, even on an individual scale.

And household rubbish collected on this island is never recycled, unless the householder deposits it, under his own steam, in places designated for that purpose. There is no such thing as community recycling, except for very rare bins in the cities. The only general exception is for alu cans in the Cans for Kids campaign.

Ok dont calm down but breath in and out often to let out the steam.

Devil I do understand your frustration. Cypriots do not recycle as much as they should but your above statement made it sound like you are doing what your doing for the awards.

Anyway well done for you. We do not recycle only aluminum cans but other things as well, like paper and glass.

[Eliko]

LENA, Congratulations on your 3000th post !, Best Wishes. Eliko.

[devil]

Of course I didn't do it for the awards: they have always arrived unannounced, but it is gratifying to know one's efforts are appreciated, even if CyprusGrump does not seem to care about the future of this planet.

The proportion of paper and glass that is recycled here is negligible (<15%). Even the Cans for Kids collect only about 60% of them (compare this with some European countries that recycle >75% of them and getting on for 75% of old papers and packaging materials, including cartons and styrofoam). Please read here

[LENA]

LENA, Congratulations on your 3000th post !, Best Wishes. Eliko.

Thanks Eliko

[LENA]

Of course I didn't do it for the awards: they have always arrived unannounced, but it is gratifying to know one's efforts are appreciated, even if CyprusGrump does not seem to care about the future of this planet.

The proportion of paper and glass that is recycled here is negligible (<15%). Even the Cans for Kids collect only about 60% of them (compare this with some European countries that recycle >75% of them and getting on for 75% of old papers and packaging materials, including cartons and styrofoam). Please read here

Ok Devil never said we are number one in recycling but at least we are trying ...is not just Cypriots fault you know....you sound like you accused Cypriots for all the environmental problems. The fact that we try means something ...that slowly we are going to the right direction...sorry if you wanted us to be at the top ten Countries that recycle. Calm down. This is supposed to be a nice thread. Not a moaning thread. Are you not sick of all this yet?

[Get Real!]

I will not calm down.