Can you help?

[pez]

I've (finally) sat down to start my interim report. *sigh* I should've started it weeks ago. And it's due in on Tuesday!!!!

My degree marking system goes like this:
1st year: 1000
2nd year: 2000
3rd year: 3000
4th year: 3000
Final year project: 1000

Totalling to 10000 marks. I think this interim report (of the final year project) is about 10% of the project mark. Which makes it oh, 1% of my entire MEng degree. It is important though, coz doing it will help me do the actual project later. But I just can't get myself started... >_<

Wanna ask something, since everyone's from different countries... is where you come from heavily promoting the ideas of "reduce, reuse, recycle"? Do people automatically sort their recyclable stuff from regular garbage before dumping it, what sort of incentives do they give you to recycle, do they teach it in school, etc? *offers cookies* Please reply!

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[scribblemoose]

Yes, they do teach it in school. Most big supermarkets here have recycling facilities for paper, glass and often tins and rags too. An increasing number of local councils also collect recyclables from the doorstep too, including ours - we get a green box and a big blue plastic bag; paper goes in the bag and tins and glass in the box, collected on the same day of the week as the rest of the garbage, only once a fortnight.

I wouldn't say it's heavily promoted, but it is promoted.

If I can be of any more help I know a bit about recycling in the UK, and know others who know more - so just ask. Good luck with the assignment!

[yoshi-6-6.livejournal.com]

Are you sure the project is 10% of 10000??

I thought 4th year total is 3000, which includes the project...better check the green book at the college later......

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Oh darn it, really? >_<

I'd go check the green book, except it's in bits & pieces now, and logging on to IC VPN to check always make my net connection go funny, and I'm trying to download things... ^^"

Let me know when you find out!

[yoshi-6-6.livejournal.com]

Just checked. The project accounts for 750. For each elective, exam - 225, coursework -150. Total is 3000!

btw, I have got your Soil notes today, slacker :P

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Only 750?!!??! WTF...

Soil notes? Thanks but no thanks lah... I already have 2 sets, 1 from Idy and 1 from Chiu! You can keep it la... you know you love soil so much you want an extra set... =P

[yoshi-6-6.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I love this extra set very much...I don't have enough scrap papers! And just to please you, I love you more than this set of crap :P

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) I just need a rough idea on how different parts of the world is tackling recycling for part of my introduction, so that's enough :))) Thanks very much!

[ningengirai.livejournal.com]

Germany has different trash cans for different things, and you can get different kinds of trash bags ( in varying sizes ) for the rest that can't be sorted. Usually, it's Paper / Plastic / Glass / organic trash / and 'the rest' that can't be sorted.

I don't remember being taught this kind of stuff in school other than being told that sorting trash helps reducing usage of natural resources ( oil for plastic, etc ). The recycling system has been around for some time, with varying degrees of success. But yes, they're promoting it heavily. In the city I live, there is even a 'trash bureau' that offers professional help if you're not sure how to sort your trash. This is also where you can get those different trash bags and order the cans.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

All I knew about Germany's recycling was that the Frankfurt airport has funny trash cans like 4 different recycling bins made into one. ^^ Thanks very much! Have a cookie *offers*

[sardius.livejournal.com]

*munches on cookies* Research says, that Australia is probably one of the top 3 countries that is worst in recycling. The gov. only reinforced it, during the past 6 years or so. We have four bins. One green - gardening, one black - general rubbish, one yellow - paper/cardboard, and one small box - bottles, glass, plastic...etc. These rotate every fortnight.

We were never taught in school, there's hardly anything on tv/advertisment and people uses plastic bags far too much. I think we're getting a bit better now, trying to catch up with the rest of the world. But we're still very very behind.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

I was under the impression that Australia is very good at recycling! >_< I guess it's Canada then... although the two countries are quite different I always get their facts mixed up... I know too little about either place! XD

Thanks! Have a cookie! :)