[wanabidii] GAIA's Response; Sweden runs out of Garbage

Let us here you and your comments. On 10/31/2012 1:27 PM, Monica Wilson wrote: Dear Odhiambo Okecth, Would you please do me the great favor of sharing the following message with the recipients of your last message? I saw a number of email groups copied to which I don't belong, so I don't think a message sent from me would go through. But I think my response contains some useful context about this story of incineration in Sweden, and the drawbacks to this approach, as well as a recent report on zero waste from GAIA that might be of interest to your contacts. Thanks for your help! Best wishes, Monica ---------- Dear all, The article about Sweden has become an internet phenomenon, but I wanted to clarify a few things about it, because it's not what it seems. I don't mean to drag the whole group of people into this conversation unwillingly, I only wanted to provide more background on this story -- so if you want to discuss further, please email me personally (monica@no-burn.org) instead of the whole list. Thanks! Sweden has so many incinerators (garbage burners) that they are now importing garbage in order to keep feeding the burners. Incinerators are terribly expensive: a new incinerator currently proposed for the US has an estimated cost of over US$600 million. Incinerators are also inefficient energy generators, especially when they have less than the planned amount of waste. Many incinerators in Europe and the US struggle to get enough waste, and suffer serious financial consequences when they don't. So they end up creating a ridiculous waste trade, resulting in weaker recycling and composting even beyond the immediate area. Furthermore, the European Union has realized that they have a large problem of burning too many recyclable materials because they simply burn too much stuff. There is new policy momentum in the EU to scale back on incineration, especially of recyclable and compostable materials. Here's a link to GAIA's fact sheet about incineration:  http://no-burn.org/incinerators-myths-vs-facts-2  and I'd be happy to answer any questions if you email me directly at monica@no-burn.org (so we don't take over others' inboxes!) Also, those receiving these emails might be interested in the following publication from June 2012 called On the Road to Zero Waste: Successes and Lessons from Around the World which is available at http://no-burn.org/on-the-road-to-zero-waste-successes-and-lessons-from-around-the-world Thanks, and best wishes for your ongoing work to reduce waste! Monica Wilson -- Monica Wilson GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives 1958 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704 USA monica@no-burn.org | 510-883-9490 x 103 | www.no-burn.org | skype: monica_wilson | @GAIAnoburn On 10/31/2012 1:25 AM, odhiambo okecth wrote: Communication from Mr. Otieno Sungu- Director- Programmes and Communication at The Clean Kenya Campaign Friends, Sweden, through prudent management of waste. has run out of garbage and they are now importing the same from Norway- http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycling/blogs/sweden-runs-out-of-garbage-forced-to-import-from-norway There is also a Town in China that imports waste from a neighbouring Town. These are just but examples to show-case that waste can never be an issue the way we are making it look. Today in the morning, officials of Pumwani Youth Groups Networks- PYGRON, paid a Courtesy Call on us at our offices. The Team was led by their Chairman Mr. Ramadhan Maingi, Secretary Mr. Steven Singano, Mr. Superior Mudaala from the St John's Community Centre and Mr. George Otieno from Angola- an affiliate member of PYGRON. The TCKC Team comprised of Odhiambo T Oketch and Otieno Sungu. Seated L-R; Mr. Superior Mudaala, Mr. Ramadhan Maingi and Mr. Stephen Singano. Standing L-R; Oto, Mr. George Otieno and Mr. Otieno Sungu We are looking at how to show-case Sofia Area in Pumwani as a waste free area by engaging in Practical Steps that would make this a reality.  When we first hosted a Clean-up Campaign at Sofia in July 2012, we realized that the residents were not as enthusiastic as they were this time around on the 27th Oct 2012. Many Mothers came out on their own to help clean their immediate neighbourhoods and it was encouraging. We now want to move a step forward and introduce a Training Programme at Pumwani on the 15th Nov 2012 focusing on Waste, Waste Management and the Conversion Processes.  We will be inviting the residents to isolate all milk packaging materials and all the plastics and flimsy papers. In partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Tetra Pak Eastern Africa and EcoPost, we will reclaim these three items from the waste stream in Sofia area. Again, we are inviting the cement manufacturers to also join with us and donate cement that will help us pave the whole area of Sofia. We will plant Trees in the area and each household will take personal responsibility to ensure success of the Programme. Lastly, the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation had promised us waste Receptacles. We will be following this with them to ensure that Sofia Area becomes the first beneficiary of this programme. All this needs discipline and leadership. And we are happy that PYGRON and her affiliate members are showing this. It all means, a Clean Sofia is Possible. Let us all work for a Clean Kenya and a Clean Africa as a Transformative Deliverable as we turn 50 in Kenya.  Otieno Sungu, Director; Programmes and Communication The Clean Kenya Campaign- TCKC Email; otienoraphael@gmail.com Blogspot; http://kcdnkomarockswatch. blogspot.com Website; www.kcdnkenya.org Facebook;University Students for a Clean Kenya  Facebook; Monthly Nationwide Clean up Campaign Mailing Group; friendsofkcdn@ yahoogroups.com   The Clean Kenya Campaign is an Initiative of The KCDN Kenya -- Monica Wilson GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives 1958 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704 monica@no-burn.org | 510-883-9490 x 103 | www.no-burn.org | skype: monica_wilson | @GAIAnoburn -- Monica Wilson GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives 1958 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704 monica@no-burn.org | 510-883-9490 x 103 | www.no-burn.org | skype: monica_wilson | @GAIAnoburn

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