07-06-2021, 07:41 PM
So from what I heard, we cannot recycle plastics anymore. Might still get the HI5 redemption but even if we do it just gets thrown away somewhere else. For awhile they were being stuffed into Matson containers and then shipped to China but that didn't last long. A friend showed me this video recently and I'm wondering if this method is doable on a grander scale?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFuTCpCVSbM
I'm imagining a large hurdle would be the question of what to use for the material to burn and keep things affordable and sustainable. Personally I would use waiwi guava of albesia in my back yard but we don't all have that option. But what about a large operation? How about recycled cardboard? Or that eucalyptus wood planted along Hamakua coast? Maybe even a geothermal or solar heating?
There would be so many benefits from a system like this. Ridding the land of plastic trash, the ocean, the overfilled dumps. Not having to buy fuel if we set ourselves up with the right machinery. What would be the cons of it? Why should we NOT consider this an option? How hard would it be to present this to a government official and propose it as solution to lots of problems on our island?
Some of you guys seem pretty darn smart and maybe you could clear up some of my questions?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFuTCpCVSbM
I'm imagining a large hurdle would be the question of what to use for the material to burn and keep things affordable and sustainable. Personally I would use waiwi guava of albesia in my back yard but we don't all have that option. But what about a large operation? How about recycled cardboard? Or that eucalyptus wood planted along Hamakua coast? Maybe even a geothermal or solar heating?
There would be so many benefits from a system like this. Ridding the land of plastic trash, the ocean, the overfilled dumps. Not having to buy fuel if we set ourselves up with the right machinery. What would be the cons of it? Why should we NOT consider this an option? How hard would it be to present this to a government official and propose it as solution to lots of problems on our island?
Some of you guys seem pretty darn smart and maybe you could clear up some of my questions?