Read the following two links:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/78033347/hundreds-of-wellington-homes-blacklisted-by-council-for-abusing-free-recycling-bags
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10335144/Dumpers-avoid-2-50-bag-fee
-What is the main issue at stake here?
-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly? (You may need to do more research for this one).
As Mr Eames said earlier today, I should see the expectations grow, and therefore, if I think that your homework is substandard then your comment will be deleted. Don't forget your Mathletics, reading log and Writing challenge in order to get your nine green squares in a row!
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ReplyDeleteWhat is the main issue here?
ReplyDelete-People are mixing rubbish in with recycling in free recalling bags and dumping it somewhere on the street. This means that council had to pay as $60,000 for picking up dumped rubbish and lost about $80,000 through people not paying for their rubbish bags.
-Is there a bias in the articles?
I think that the first one is a bit bias, because it only really talks about the council's side of things. But the second article does also mention how it must be kind of hard to pay for the rubbish bags for some people.
-Is the price of getting rid of wellington to high?
I don't think so because, my family, six people, use roughly 3 bags a week. This makes it 30 dollars per month and, 360 dollars per year. Of course, this is only a rough estaminet, but since most families nowadays have less children, I think it is a pretty good price.
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thought away correctly?
I think the council has already made a good start by charing people who do it and searching through the rubbish to find out who did it, so I would do this as well. I would also have, where ever possible in big "dumping zones" have security cameras put up. I might also raise charges for people who are found to have been illegally dumping rubbish multiple times.
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ReplyDeleteRyan Joe
ReplyDelete-What is the main issue at stake here?
-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly? (You may need to do more research for this one).
The Main Issue?
The main issue here is that people don’t really care about rubbish all they do is use it then throw it away,my point here is they don't sort the rubbish out into different bags all they don't put it all together.Some people just use their own plastic bags and dump them illegally on the footpaths in the cities. Instead they should just use The City Council $2.50 bags.
is there a bias in the articles?
In my opinion for the first article it was mostly bias because it mainly talked about how mad they get trying to clean up.But in the second one its says that some people can’t afford to buy the $2.50 bags so they just use their own.
is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
my opinion I think not because if you use more things that can be recycled you probably will only have to buy 5 bags a month and that would only cost $150 a year.
if you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
In my opinion i would ensure all rubbish was correctly thrown away by putting lots of bins that have multiple rubbish like there are these bins that have recycling,plain rubbish and glass. I would put more people to monitor road cameras at night to look for people illegally dumping rubbish.
for the last question:
Deleteinteresting opinion. I do agree, but don't you think getting a camera for every single public bin in an entire city is quite expensive? And what about all the people monitoring them? Do you think you have done some or enough research? Do you think you need to?
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDelete-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
What is the main issue at stake here ?
The main issue here is that people do not care about the world we live in and just throw away there rubbish into the wrong bags. In my opinion some people are just being lazy and trying to get away without paying any money for the bags with is wrong. but I can see the point of doing for some people like: There lazy ; some students can't pay that ; some people are money conscious or people can't simply afford.But still they shouldn't do it. This is what think is the problem.
Is there a bias in the articles?
Honestly I think there is a lot of pointing fingers in the first and second article. But honestly its everyone problem about the rubbish and the people writing and saying the things should help the situation instead of watching and complaining.
Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
In my opinion I think everyone should be able to afford it because its not that a high price, its just that people either choose to half fill there bin bags or they just don't realise that there buying more things that are packaged in stuff that isn't recyclable or they don't won't to pay for bags although, it will be capable to pay for under the average nz salary.
If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
I would try and put up monitors around the areas that there is a lot of dumping already and monitor it that way or i would either invent a rubbish robot [kind of the inquiry] or make stricter rules on the way people treat the rubbish and make so it would be a less price for poor areas.
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDeleteYes there is people are funding us to pay for their rubbish which we should not she paying for because were cleaning up after someone else and it's like you get sick of it and you don't want to do it anymore if you have to do it constantly than it's a problem.
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
Not really if it's per bag then that sucks but like 5 or something that's fair.
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly? Maybe put up patrol to see around Johnsonville School where they do road patrol there is a lot of rubbish and trash that people just littered and their making other people pick up after them.
This is something Miku and Marco could handle with a little bit of supervision then it could quiet (idk how to spell it) possibly a whole lot easier.
I had to rush this because during the week I was busy and on the final day I had hockey practise and I got back late and about the time I'm writing this is should be in bed. :3
I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense I don't really get it either.
By Hayley Tiare :D
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDelete-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
What is the main issue at stake here?
The main problem that people are not caring about what they do with there rubbish and putting them into different bags so there not in the right bags and sorted propaly and there trying to avoid paying for the right rubbish bags and then there dumping there bags of rubbish on the street with forbidden rubbish in it.
Is there a bias in the articles?
We think that there is a little bit of bias in it mainly in the first article and less in the second one in the first one there a little bit more rude because in the second on it says that some people are struggling to buy the rubbish bags and can't afford them but in the first one they don't really care about any of them.
Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
Well it is only $2.50 a bag which is not that much that much but maybe we could lower it for the people who can't afford it and are struggling to buy them we think that 50 cents per bag would a be better price for the people who can't afford it, then there would be a lot less rubbish every where and all the rubbish would be sorted into the right bags.
If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
We would sell the rubbish bags for a lot cheaper for the people that can't afford it , we would have reminder signs to remind people about using the bins, the parts that they want to keep the greenest with no rubbish there they could have cameras and have a fine for anyone who does litter and have more bins around the place for more reasons for people to use the bin.
By Samarah and Ruby
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDelete-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
-The main issue?
The main issue is that people don’t really care and they throw rubbish around the
Streets and the companies leave some rubbish around.My opinion is that why do
They dump rubbish in normal bags and instead they can use the $2.50 bags that the city council gives.
-Is there a bias in the articles?
In the first article it tells about bias but in the second one it doesn't really
Tell about bias but the second one tells about how the people are struggling
To afford the bags.
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in wellington too high?
Will the piece isn’t that much but people who can't really afford
That much so we can try to make it lower price and that is why people
Sometime throw rubbish in normal bags in the street.
-If you were in charge of rubbish in Wellington region,how would
You ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
Well what i would do is that i will ask the companies to clean it properly
And i will lower cost the money so more people can afford the bags and
Don’t throw the rubbish around the street so it can stop so this is what i will
do.
By:Hamna
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDelete-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
-The main issue?
The main issue is that people don’t really care and they throw rubbish around the
Streets and the companies leave some rubbish around.My opinion is that why do
They dump rubbish in normal bags and instead they can use the $2.50 bags that the city council gives.
-Is there a bias in the articles?
In the first article it tells about bias but in the second one it doesn't really
Tell about bias but the second one tells about how the people are struggling
To afford the bags.
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in wellington too high?
Will the piece isn’t that much but people who can't really afford
That much so we can try to make it lower price and that is why people
Sometime throw rubbish in normal bags in the street.
-If you were in charge of rubbish in Wellington region,how would
You ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
Well what i would do is that i will ask the companies to clean it properly
And i will lower cost the money so more people can afford the bags and
Don’t throw the rubbish around the street so it can stop so this is what i will
do.
By:Hamna
What is the main issue?
ReplyDeleteThe main issue is no one cares about there actions they never think about what there doing and who they hurt they just do it because they think it feels right, because A people are lazy, B people follow the example shown to them from elders and C People are just true litter bugs in heart
Is the article being biased?
It may not be what they intended but there choosing who really stands out and what age group is doing it the most. I liked that they also showed which streets it's happening. This truly some good information.
Is the price to high?
I think people should do it no matter what the price because they are truly ruining our world and the environment, I also think they should put up camera's and ask the people who do it to do an hour or 2 of picking up the rubbish.
What would I do if I was in charge of watching and dealing with all the rubbish?
As I said before we should have cameras in local places known for lot's of rubbish there and go and ask them to do an hour or 2 of hard work. Then let them of with a warning saying catch you again and we will increase the hours, but of course give them something for there work, money, rubbish bags, and many more. This is what I would do if I was in charge.
- TAIA. = )
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDeletePeople aren’t taking responsibility for their own recycling bags so the streets are getting messy.
-Is there a bias in the articles?
They definitely think that it is all the students fault and the student didn’t really get a say in this article
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
No, I think that the $2.50 fee is not too high because I think that having clean streets is really important, and I don’t think that the council should have to have steakouts to chase down the people that are being disrespectful to our streets.
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly? (You may need to do more research for this one).
I would give a major fine to those who did litter/disrespect the streets without any warnings and then they hopefully won’t do it again.
Nina.
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDelete-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
What is the main issue at stake here?
The main issue here is that people do not care about the environment and just throw away their rubbish into the wrong bags to avoid the $2.50 rubbish bag cost.
I also think that the excuse that they are expensive is rather stupid because the price you pay is only very small.
But I also think that the council brought this upon themselves because rubbish collection in some areas, like Porirua, is free and is working very well.
Is there a bias in the articles?
I think these articles are a bit bias but mostly on the same side.
The first article only states the laws that they break and the councils slde of it (i do not dispute this). The second article also states most of these things too but does explain why they do it.
Like Taia, I also like how they show the streets and how many houses mix their rubbish in with recycling.
Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
Honestly I don’t think think the price of rubbish is high at all.
Mainly because what we are putting into our world is something priceless something that we can’t get rid of.
And yet there are still litter bugs.
If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
For a start I would do all in my power to make rubbish collection free and add the cost to the council rates so people don’t feel like they are paying extra for it and so it is not optional.
Secondly I would bring up the point using plastic bags to get rid of rubbish.
It’s a bit stupid making plastic to get rid of stuff like plastic.
I think that using cardboard or something recyclable like that would be better for the environment.
I would also consider building a higher wall or fence to prevent the rubbish escaping on windy days.
Joseph
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDeleteStudents who don’t want to pay extra for rubbish are putting rubbish in recycling bags or mixing it with rubbish. And instead of it being taken away, it is being left behind which is then being dumped.
-Is there a bias in the articles?
I think there is bias in the first article because they are not looking at the fact that students can’t afford to buy bags. They are just saying (I quote) "They're like every kid. They all know how to take out the rubbish properly but if they can get away with it, they won't." And they are just complaining about it and not trying to change the rules or make it any easier for these students. But I bet if they were in that situation they would be looking into changing the rules to make it cheaper.
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
It is too expensive because I don’t think that if you buy something you should have to pay to get rid of it after you finish with it too. And students are not getting rid of the rubbish properly because it is too expensive.
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly? (You may need to do more research for this one).
Well we have two problems. Rubbish and costs. So the fact that people are having to buy plastic bags I think is a bad thing. We are trying to get people to stop using plastic bags but yet they have to pay for them to get rid of their rubbish. I would subsidise the price of the wheelie bins so that it would be cheaper than plastic bags. And that would encourage people to use bins not bags.
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ReplyDeleteThe main issue is about people abusing the free recycling bag by simple throwing rubbish which is not allowed. Some people are frustrated having to pay $2.50 to throw rubbish. A lot people believe $2.50 is actually quite expensive. If I were in charged I probably have some discussion with people on the importance of throwing rubbish the proper way and how it will actually affect our environment. Use different coloured bins to throw rubbish. $12.50 to buy a packet of rubbish bag is expensive. Imagine with that kind of money you can actually cook a meal for two person.
ReplyDelete-What is the main issue at stake here?
DeleteThe main issue is about people abusing the free recycling bag by simple throwing rubbish which is not allowed.
-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
Some people are frustrated having to pay $2.50 to throw rubbish. A lot people believe $2.50 is actually quite expensive.
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly? (You may need to do more research for this one).
If I were in charged I probably have some discussion with people on the importance of throwing rubbish the proper way and how it will actually affect our environment. Use different coloured bins to throw rubbish.
What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that people are illegally dumping their rubbish on the streets of Aro Street, Newtoun etc. instead of doing it properly, also paying the price of $2.50 for getting rid of rubbish in Wellington. The purpose of why they dump is so they can avoid paying money. That is what I call selfish. What they don't realise is that it is their neighbours that are having to pay for the rubbish.
-Is there a bias in the articles?
I think that the goverment are on the right side of this problem and that it is really unfair for those who have to deal with illegal dumping. For those who have to deal with illegal dumping, i think that the goverment have to actually get out further and try harder to end rubbish abuse.
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
If the Goverment dropped the price to (for example) $1.50, it might provide people less rubbish abuse. But I reckon that it is fair that if the price goes lower, the fine goes higher. Because now that is even lower, and people are still too selfish to pay the money, they shouldn't be paying the same price for the fine and be paying less to get rid of your rubbish.
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
If I was in charge, the first thing I would do is put cameras around the homes of Aro Street, Newtoun and all those main place where rubbish abuse takes place, and figure out who it is and where they live (which would be found because there would be cameras around watching where he/she would go). Then we would give the adress of their house to the people who give out the fines and they give them their fine of $400.
Sam
1.The main issue here is that People are not taking the privilege of having free rubbish bags by not using them properly.Their neighbors then have to pay $2.50 in tax to make up the cost.
ReplyDelete2.No I think that there isnt because it says that the so called dumpers are getting free rubish bags to put there rubbish in and the are just dumping their rubbish,this is abuseing the use of the rubbish bags.
3.I think that the price maybe to high for the families that are struggling,I think that the price should go down to $1.00 per fortnight because That means some families that are struggling can have $3.00(plus their wage) every fortnight to spend on food,water,house essentials and rent/home loan.
4.I think wellington waste management should keep up what their doing here but also maybe put security cameras up in the heavy dumping zones.If someone was caught dumping they should either get 12 hours of cleaning up rubbish over wellington or up to a $400 fine,They can chose which one they want.
Morgan
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDelete-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
What is the main issue at stake here?
-The main issue about these two articles is that people are a) illegally dumping rubbish on city/residential footpaths and b) using unofficial rubbish bags to avoid paying $2.50 for official WCC rubbish bags. This a problem because the streets of Wellington are filling up with rubbish and the council has to pay for workers to pick all of it up.
Is there as bias in the articles?
-I think the first article is slightly bit bias towards the WCC because it only speaks from the WCC's point of view but really it is very reasonable that the council are moaning about people dumping rubbish because that is against the law and it should be stopped. The second article has the same sort of 'complaint' about people using unofficial rubbish bags and it is also somewhat bias towards the council but again it is completely understandable that the council are disgruntled by this issue.
Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-I don’t think the council are spending too much money on rubbish collection at all. Rubbish dumping has always been a problem in Wellington so it is pleasing to see that the council are putting lots of money in to make sure rubbish dumping in Wellington stops.
If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
-If I were in charge I’d put a tile like substance on rubbish bags (instead of stickers) so that the name and address could not be removed from the bag(sort of like how they replaced stickers with tiles on rubix cubes). I would also put more signs up where rubbish is being dumped frequently. This is because offenders know they are doing wrong and the more guilt they feel the less likely they are to continue to dump rubbish.
What is the main issue at stake?
ReplyDeleteThe main issue at stake here is money in two ways. Because people aren’t paying for rubbish bags like they should be the council isn’t getting as much money as they should be and they are losing up to $80,000 a year. And for the council to get the rubbish out from the recycling is costing them an extra $100,000. And it's all because people are trying to avoid paying $2,50 to get rubbish bags.
Is there a bias in the articles?
Yes I believe there is a bias in the articles seeing that the articles are stating that it's a bad thing to do it and it is also saying that it’s costing the council lots of money. It also states in the article the addresses of who was doing it.
Is the price of rubbish in wellington to high?
I believe the price of rubbish is not to high because the council needs the funds to pay for the equipment and pay the workers to recycle everything. Also recycling is free so if people don’t won’t to pay as much they can try and recycle as much as possible.
If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
I think if i was in charge of rubbish in the wellington region i would set up hidden security cameras on every street so if someone did it again we would know how did it. I would also charge people for doing it. But also what if people were doing it because they didn’t understand i would also set up education about recycling and rubbish and how to do it properly.
What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDeleteThe main issue is that people are abusing their ability to have free recycling bags by using them to dump rubbish, and mixing rubbish in with the actual recycling. There are also people who are avoiding the fee of $2.50 by leaving their rubbish in an unmarked bag instead of paying the 2.50 for an official council bag.
Is there a bias in the articles?
I think that the first article is a bit biased because they were talking about everything from the councils point of view, and the students who they were talking about didn't even get to say anything from their point of view in the situation.
$2.50 doesn't really seem like much, but it also seems quite expensive for a rubbish bag, so thinking about it from a financially-challenged students perspective, I can see why some of them would do it. This, of course doesn't excuse them for doing it, but no one else having a say in the article was kind of unfair.
Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
I don't think that the price is too high considering that the council is already losing a ton of money because of those people dumping their rubbish incorrectly and such.
If you were in charge of the rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
I think that security cameras would be a good idea, but they would have to be in a lot of places and would probably cost a lot of money. I would maybe charge the people who try to get away with mixing the rubbish with the recycling since there isn't a fine for that. I might lower the price a bit for students as well.
-Alina
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ReplyDeleteif a were boss i would not give people who illegally dump rubbish in the street would find the people who did it and fine them 400$ but if they keep on doing it maby fine them an extra 200$ each time they do it.with the dumping illegally outside other peoples house if the people who are having rubbish dumped outside there house complain to the police or the city council make it so that they don't have to pay for the extra rubbish that isn't theirs and also hunt down the people who illegally dumped and fine them! and if some people are having problems with affording the Wellington city council rubbish bags then the council should tell them to use supermarket shopping bags and tie the tops up!its a great way to slow down pollution because all the special fancy city council rubbish bags are just being used once and then being thrown away but if you use shopping bags that would make it so the counsel wont have to make special rubbish bags. also i had an idea to stop pollution in NZ so what you do is you find a active volcano and put a hole lot of censers and stuff around it so people know when it is going to blow then you make a big crane thing beside it that picks up all the rubbish that has been transported there and then it lifts it all up and dumps it in the lava! the lava is so hot that it melts all the plastic and rubbish into nothing! this wont work for all countries because some places don't have that much volcanoes.
ReplyDeleteYou might find that if some fireproof stuff got dropped in there by mistake it may go flying
DeleteWhat is the main issue at stake?
ReplyDeletePeople are illegaly trying to get round the cost of the official rubbish bags.
Is there a bias in the articles?
I think yes because both are written from the councils point of view without intervewing anyone who did dump the rubbish (or if the did it got edited out)
Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in wellington too high?
Not if the people recycle properly, because the rubbish bags cost less than a cup of coffie (unless the coffie is the really cheap, horrible kind) so the bags are at a reasonable cost for a single person and my family has five people and we only use one bag a week because we take advantage of recycling
If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
If I was in charge of disposing rubbish in the wellington region i would manufactre smaller, cheaper bags so people wouldn't have to pay as much for disposing rubbish or we could develop microbes that eat certan types of rubbish and breed slowly to prevent overpopulation
What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of miscreant citizens abusing the city council-provided green recycling bags by mixing in rubbish in an attempt to avoid the cost of buying council rubbish bags at around $2 each. Litterbugs are also dumping trash on the street, with certain litterbugs going to great lengths to avoid detection This is happening within cities and in neighbourhoods..
Is there a bias in the articles?
I do not believe so, but there is a constantly repeated opinion: litterbugs are costing the city council thousands. I think this opinion may be because it is primarily gathered from the city council in the articles, but some also comes from residents living near the blacklisted homes.
Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
I don’t think so. As a first, recycling is completely free, and rubbish bags cost $2-3 each. An average 5-person family will use about 1 or 2 per week. I think it is about as cheap and reasonable as the city council can make it.
If you were in charge of rubbish in Wellington, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
That’s a very difficult one. It would be nearly impossible to ensure that everyone threw away their rubbish correctly without investing too much money into it. Having everyone throw their rubbish into public assorted bins that are CCTV monitored is a strange idea. Where would these be put? Would residents like having to drive somewhere just to put their rubbish away? Would residents like being spied on? Is this cost efficient? I would employ some method of looking for certain people who don’t throw away their rubbish. With the lengths that people go to stay undetected, it would be extremely difficult, even with today’s tech. I conclude that the best method is not to try and snuff out the litterbugs, but to try and lure and manipulate them indirectly into revealing themselves, which will still be challenging, but the easiest. Although, we could introduce fines, catch them via identifying items in bags, or doing random inspections.
What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDeletePeople just don't care about the environment these days and they just dump there rubbish anyway because they can't be bothered paying the cost to dispose rubbish.
I personally think that is really selfish but I under stand that some people such as students can afford this but then they should talk to the council about that
Is there any bias in the articles
I think that the government has the right idea of the problem. And it's such a hassle for them having to deal with this problem,I think the Government should really find someway to solve this.
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
I don't think it's getting to high because if people dispose rubbish properly it's not that bad but I understand that students might not be able to pay the price but still it's not a good thing to do and I think the government should get into this soon
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
I would make sure people put it out properly and if they are caught they would have to pay fines. I would make them pay $70 for the whole year to dispose rubbish and if the council Finds mix rubbish they would make the cost go up
-Ben
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDeletePeople are trying to avoid paying for the $2.50 rubbish bags by using the recyclable green bags which are collected for free by the council. Whether the council gets paid or not they still have to clear the rubbish to keep the environment safe and clean for everyone. This means that the council is not recovering the costs that it takes them to clear the rubbish, and has to pay more money to catch people who are breaking the law. This may mean that honest residents will end up paying even more. In addition the people who get to sort the recycling are having to sort out every day rubbish which may affect their health.
-Is there a bias in the articles?
The article by Katie Chapman is only one sided, she only focuses on the council and how it’s costing them money to get rid of the rubbish. The other article by Matt Stewart and Michael Ford shows the different perspectives like poverty and how it affects whether or not people pay for the rubbish bags.
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
I think the price is fine since it is such a hard job that I personally would hate to do. Especially since the council is only covering the costs of getting rid of rubbish.
On the other side the evidence suggests that this price might be becoming too high for certain residents, as there are so many people blacklisted. Also, if they’re driving an extra 100 metres and getting rid of their names in letters to not get caught this means that the price is too high for them.
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly? (You may need to do more research for this one)
Before people get added to the blacklist they get a letter explaining the rules on how to use the bags correctly. The people from the blacklist then get a barcode of their address on their green bags. If they dispose of their rubbish incorrectly continuously the barcode will tell the council who they are and where to send the fine. The culprits will get fined $500 which could be put back to subsidise rubbish bags of people on low incomes.
Another idea is to put a weekly skip in the problem areas for people to dispose of their general rubbish. This also means residents wouldn’t have an excuse to put the wrong rubbish in recycling bags. That way the council wouldn’t have to deal with sorting out disgusting rubbish and they won't have to spend our money to identify people who are too poor to get rid of their rubbish properly.
-Bianca
What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of miscreant citizens abusing the city council-provided green recycling bags by mixing in rubbish in an attempt to avoid the cost of buying council rubbish bags at around $2 each. Litterbugs are also dumping trash on the street, with certain litterbugs going to great lengths to avoid detection This is happening within cities and in neighbourhoods..
Is there a bias in the articles?
I do not believe so, but there is a constantly repeated opinion: litterbugs are costing the city council thousands. I think this opinion may be because it is primarily gathered from the city council in the articles, but some also comes from residents living near the blacklisted homes.
Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
I don’t think so. As a first, recycling is completely free, and rubbish bags cost $2-3 each. An average 5-person family will use about 1 or 2 per week. I think it is about as cheap and reasonable as the city council can make it.
If you were in charge of rubbish in Wellington, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
That’s a very difficult one. It would be nearly impossible to ensure that everyone threw away their rubbish correctly without investing too much money into it. Having everyone throw their rubbish into public assorted bins that are CCTV monitored is a strange idea. Where would these be put? Would residents like having to drive somewhere just to put their rubbish away? Would residents like being spied on? Is this cost efficient? I would employ some method of looking for certain people who don’t throw away their rubbish. With the lengths that people go to stay undetected, it would be extremely difficult, even with today’s tech. I conclude that the best method is not to try and snuff out the litterbugs, but to try and lure and manipulate them indirectly into revealing themselves, which will still be challenging, but the easiest. Although, we could introduce fines, catch them via identifying items in bags, or doing random inspections.
-What is the main issue at stake here?
ReplyDelete-Is there a bias in the articles?
-Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
-If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
What is the main issue at stake here ?
The main issue here is that people do not care about the world we live in and just throw away there rubbish into the wrong bags. In my opinion some people are just being lazy and trying to get away without paying any money for the bags with is wrong. but I can see the point of doing for some people like: There lazy ; some students can't pay that ; some people are money conscious or people can't simply afford.But still they shouldn't do it. This is what think is the problem.
Is there a bias in the articles?
Honestly I think there is a lot of pointing fingers in the first and second article. But honestly its everyone problem about the rubbish and the people writing and saying the things should help the situation instead of watching and complaining.
Is the price of getting rid of rubbish in Wellington too high?
In my opinion I think everyone should be able to afford it because its not that a high price, its just that people either choose to half fill there bin bags or they just don't realise that there buying more things that are packaged in stuff that isn't recyclable or they don't won't to pay for bags although, it will be capable to pay for under the average nz salary.
If you were in charge of rubbish in the Wellington region, how would you ensure all rubbish was thrown away correctly?
I would try and put up monitors around the areas that there is a lot of dumping already and monitor it that way or i would either invent a rubbish robot [kind of the inquiry] or make stricter rules on the way people treat the rubbish and make so it would be a less price for poor areas.
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