Call for effective garbage rules

Updated: 2010-11-30 08:04

(China Daily)

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Comment on "Careless trash could be costly" (China Daily, Nov 20)

I am afraid to say that the government has not done enough to educate citizens and workers about garbage collection. The place where I live has no proper garbage separation or collection rules.

Of course, there are garbage bins in the streets that have recyclable and non-recyclable marks on them. But they are of little or no use because people don't know how to separate recyclable waste from non-recyclables. I don't know how to dispose of dangerous wastes such as batteries. Until some years ago, a store used to collect the used batteries. But it has discontinued this practice of late. So I have to keep the used batteries and wait until the government starts a proper garbage collection program.

John, on China Daily website

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