Chris, I do live here and I do know about some of the issues,
I have been to many beaches here and seen the shameful way the people treat the golden goose so to speak...(you think the people come here for your Bachata?)
For styrene there is no easy answer other than incinerate which has problems of its own ie toxic fumes.....but its better to burn than leave to rot (which could take 200 years) imagine coming back here in 2108 and having to walk over that in the pictures and another 100 years of it.
If you are going to do something practicle then urge the government to ban this type of packaging its not needed and there are many alternative especially recycled waste paper. The plastic carrier bag is the scurge of the planet dont use them they are what will kill us all off eventually they never rot and will be here like dinosaur bones if the planet lasts that long.
Can anyone remember what they used before Plastic??
CHP units (combined heat and power) are used to generate electricity and heat hot water in a lot of countries. They are relatively cheap to build and run. They would solve alot of the problems with rising fuel costs here too and reduce the need to import coal gas or oil to light and power homes. This problem is the same for all Caribbean countries but some are better at dealing with it than others. Cayman Islands for example are not as polluted as here and they are smaller than DR with less Tourists to help finance it but they still find a way of recycling as much as they can.
I am glad you saw the pictures......I am sure it did not make you proud of your fellow Domincan who did this...its quite simply a crime and an outrage ...why am I the only one upset by this???????
Not one post in support of me or sharing my anger.....you are right its not even my country.
Come on Dominicans Do something before its too late. POVERTY is NOT an EXCUSE.
The people leaving all their food and rubbish on the beach are not the poor they are the so called educated and rich who can afford the 100,000 us dollar jeepeta and own the nice Casaron in Samtiago or Santo Domingo. I watch many educated Dominicans Doctors lawyer et al throwing rubbish out the car window as they dirve by.
The man who changes the oil in his car and then pours the old oil on the ground......where does he think that will end up......in the water courses is where and all of us will drink his crime oneday eventually.
Its not sustainable and its about time people saw the light.
OOOh dear went off into a rant sorry I think I will go and lie down for a bit....LOL
Skippy1
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