The Garbage City

My city is considered “The Garden City”. Regrettably for as long as I can remember -- the more appropriate name is “The Garbage City”.

I will do a future post on garbage on city streets and sidewalks, however today I will focus on a small little wooded area that is popular for young people to drink at nights and for people dumping garbage.

This is just one area. There are plenty of parks and secluded wooded areas in similar condition.
You should also note that this is mid-summer after a mild and snowless winter. Garbage is worse after a harsh winter buries everything.

I clean the garbage around my house daily…After one week it is almost a bag worth of garbage.

Age doesn’t seem to matter. Older people will dump larger items in wooded areas (though in credit to most -- they usually dump in dumpsters); while younger people will toss or drop garbage where ever they see fit.

Path | Drought | Rain Barrel

Sometimes when I come home from shopping, I like to ride out of my way. This morning I took a little pathway -- one I use to take when I walked to school in grade 8.

It turns right down to a bridge. The path heading straight was not there when I use to walk to school. It was put in a few years ago.

The bridge is rather hidden now.

This was never really a fast flowing stream, but recent hot, humid and dry weather has dried the stream up.

Rain is forecasted over the next few days -- however I would say they are about 5% correct when forecasting rain.

My main rain barrel is almost empty. I’ll be using my ‘reserves’ soon.

This video was shot two weeks ago. Downpour of rain that only lasted minutes…Was still enough to fill my rain barrel!

Why aren’t they listening?

 

According to new findings called “Canada and the World” -- we don’t stack up to well in the environmental section.

The following rankings are for the ‘environment’.

• In your opinion, what is the most positive contribution that Canada, as a country, makes to the world? ----- 2%
• In what areas, if any, do you think Canada has missed an important opportunity to make a positive contribution to the world?  ---- 23% (ranks 1st)
• What do you think is the most important issue or problem facing the world today? ----- 29% (ranks 1st)

Amazing how the government continues its war on the environment -- has the media make it seem the only thing people care about is strictly the economy.