While walking to work, I saw this garbage truck in action. What's interesting about this particular truck is there's only one guy doing the work: the driver.
Once a week, homeowners are required to wheel out their bins in front of their property for collection. The "wheelie" bins are all issued by the council and have colored lids.
Red- regular household waste
Yellow - recyclable waste (cartons, bottles, paper)
Green - Garden waste (cut grass, leaves, branches, etc...)
The garbage truck comes out once a week to collect the bins. The reason why the council issues the bins is because they are compatible with the trucks hydraulic "arm". No garbage men to help lift the bins onto the trucks.
There must be a million reasons (particularly $'s) for investing in expensive gear to save on manpower costs. Garbage collection personnel are exposed to waste which they handle and are at a higher risk of getting sick. This probably translates to higher insurance costs for these workers. Another reason I could think of is that there may not be too many people available for this occupation (even if wages are higher than average).
Is this service possible for a place like Taytay? The investment cost is likely way above the means of our town. Such a move will also bring several garbage collectors out of work. But then, if we want these men to continue handling garbage, we should provide them with the right working clothes for the conditions they are exposed to. They shouldn't be wearing plain shirts, shorts and slippers ( I wonder how many injuries or health related incidents occur to these men on the job). And if the town were to issue bins to people, how long will it take before they get lost, stolen or worse, sold?
3 comments:
In the country that peoples has no discipline it's not possible to do this rubbish collection system to our country?
Same thoughts.. I did wonder the same if it can be done in Taytay or even for the whole country. The same system works here in NZ (well for us at central auckland) for the rubbish collection just the color of the bins are different..
Taytay and Marikina are definitely eons away compared to OZ when it comes to garbage este rubbish collection. But collection here has been systematic in the past years, and i strongly believe we are getting there. The problem actually is where to put all those "rubbish." Recycling is key!
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