Hole in the OZONE

[dontheturner 3]

When you live in Issan, as I do, you seriously wonder what part Thailand is playing, in cutting ''greenhouse gasses''

 

Any BM's noticed, the traffic emissions ( Especially in bangkok) ?

 

This topic is up for discussion, by World leaders, shortly, in Copenhagen.

 

I get the regular twitter from 10 Downing Street ( Mostly Boring) but this made me think: Quote:::

 

 

 

World leaders must agree to cut global greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2050 when they meet at the Copenhagen climate conference in December, the Government has said.

The Prime Minister said the cut in emissions levels will be necessary to keep global average temperature increases to two degrees centigrade or less.

 

SO THAT IS WHY I SIT WITH THE AIR CON

[jacko 8,822]

I think Thailand has a little way to go on this one.

I can't get over why I need 25 BigC flyers pushed in my gate every week!

[dontheturner 3]

I think Thailand has a little way to go on this one.

I can't get over why I need 25 BigC flyers pushed in my gate every week!

 

Here in Ubon, folks, just light a bonfire, any old time, so you have to shut all the windows. The other thing which most annoys me, I have two large laser printers, one for Black, the other for colour, and when in the UK, could recycle the cartridges, which are of very large size, by free posting, back to the company, but not here in Thailand - they know nothing about it.

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Here in Ubon, folks, just light a bonfire, any old time, so you have to shut all the windows. The other thing which most annoys me, I have two large laser printers, one for Black, the other for colour, and when in the UK, could recycle the cartridges, which are of very large size, by free posting, back to the company, but not here in Thailand - they know nothing about it.

 

I suppose the Thais would think the same in UK. Folk throw away car tyres when they could be made into flip-flops and decent planters for the garden.

[joekicker 53]

PLEASE don't bring all your silly force-fed preconceptions on this kind of subject. Leave them at home. Half of them are stupid, the other half are ignorant, and the other half don't matter.

 

You have to be really half-crazed to believe Thailand is going to feed your fantasy of saving the Earth. Don't be a gawdam missionary. If you MUST do this xhit, go do it to your own countries. I'm not a huge believer in this love-it-or-leave-it stuff, but this is really one of those times. If you don't like the way Thailand is destroying your pitiful little helpless world, go home.

 

dontheturner - You use printer cartridges? Made of unsustainable and non-renewable materials, starting with fossil fuels? How destructive of Mother Gaia you are.

 

But look: What you really meant to say was:

 

Does Thailand have places to recycle printer cartridges? You would have got answers, probably quite a lot of useful ones.

 

But you didn't, so: If you don't know how to recycle your printer cartridges in Thailand, you don't know much. Thailand is a pioneer in this, and if you've never seen it, I have to question if you've ever even set foot in Thailand, let alone the IT section of a mall. The big printer companies have repeatedly called for trade sanctions on Thailand BECAUSE they recycle - like the software and music and movie companies for example. "It's unauthorised! It's hurting business! Those Thai thieves are recycling our cartridges! Send in the gunboats! Little children could get hurt if Thais recycle printer cartridges and they blow up because of the unofficial ink! Think of The Workers put out of their jobs because of Thai property thieves!"

 

once again Don - GIYF. You can find out EVER so much if you just want to.

 

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[jacko 8,822]

I suppose the Thais would think the same in UK. Folk throw away car tyres when they could be made into flip-flops and decent planters for the garden.

I wish, the guys on the spare land near me throw diesel on them and light a fire!

Ignore Joe, as I wish he would ignore this thread. It is a subject worth discussing. For example he could have suggested that printer cartridges can be refilled in Thailand easily instead of his usual 'Thais are perfect as they are' speech.

 

They do recycle quite well, I actually sell all my old cans and bottles to someone who comes round in a truck.

If I were to put them in the trash cans someone would come remove them and scatter all the other rubbish in the street.

 

My main comment is recycling works well here, anything that can make money will be performed.

But I see little regard for the environment generally, rubbish is dumped anyplace, an ice cream wrapper dropped anywhere, the sea littered with debris. A bit like my UK town on a quiet Sunday morning.

[dontheturner 3]

I suppose the Thais would think the same in UK. Folk throw away car tyres when they could be made into flip-flops and decent planters for the garden.

Car tryes, are ALL recycled in the UK,. There is a huge plant in Coalport Shropshiore that recycles them

[dontheturner 3]

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Ignore Joe, as I wish he would ignore this thread. It is a subject worth discussing. For example he could have suggested that printer cartridges can be refilled in Thailand easily instead of his usual 'Thais are perfect as they are' speech.

 

They do recycle quite well, I actually sell all my old cans and bottles to someone who comes round in a truck.

If I were to put them in the trash cans someone would come remove them and scatter all the other rubbish in the street.

 

Thanks for that - my thoughts exactly. We recycle all we can too, Two ladies came around here, with a truck, and gave us money for all the empty cartons, when we moved here, came back several times, and bought all 268 of them. Including the two empty crates, that the TV, and my Electronic Organ was shipped here in, too. Don

[joekicker 53]

My main comment is recycling works well here, anything that can make money will be performed.

But I see little regard for the environment generally.

 

Absolutely right on, which is why I suggested people stop bothering us and Thailand with their "this is the way they do it in (insert country) and why can't the gawdam Thais do the same" BS.

 

They are NOT going to clean up the environment or stop dumping garbage because you say they should. But they certainly will if there's a baht in it. They certainly will if you take some time to educate. There are lots of conservation and environment groups already. It's a lot different here from 1969 and 1989. A lot.

 

Stop preaching and you might be surprised. But even then it won't be like back home. You won't teach them to LOVE old stuff, love the forests or, especially, love the animals. Isn't going to happen in your lifetime. But you can accomplish all kinds of stuff if you climb out of your preconceptions and look around and try to adapt.

 

Where "you" is generic, jacko. You (non-generic) at least do see the forests and trees both.

[joekicker 53]

hmm little glitch, double posted. sorry.

Edited June 28, 2009 by joekicker

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Car tryes, are ALL recycled in the UK,.

 

No they're not.

 

 

There is a huge plant in Coalport Shropshiore that recycles them.

 

Where about?