Apr 10, 2014

Apr 10, 2014

Pacific countries faces various environmental problems in recent years. The most prominent thing is negative effect of global warming. That means encroachment on land by rising of sea water. I won’t disagree with this opinion. However, such encroachment is proceeding in other aspect. That is garbage problem.

Here, in Chuuk state, waste management system has just rearranged in these 2 or 3 years. The former volunteer solved problem on coverage of waste collection last year. He accepted “horn collection” which is the way Public Works workers go around the town and honk the horn to let the residents know that they come and collect garbage. Owing to this simple system, the coverage has risen up to 15%, and now 27% according to my coworkers.

Such horn collection has surely solved one of the waste problems. However, you can find another problems easily if you take a stroll in this town.

It’s littering wastes. This is what I should tackle as an environmental educator here.

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