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Garbage disposal here in Germany is highly systematized.Types of garbage must be segregated and must be correctly sorted and put into the appropriate container otherwise, your garbage may not be collected.
L-R: ‘Gelbe Tonne’ or Yellow Waste Bin: any packaging bearing a so called ‘green dot or green point’ would go into this bin.This includes plastic containers,empty milk cartons etc.‘Blaue Tonne’ or Blue Waste Bin:are for papers (newspapers, small cartons, etc.)‘Braune Tonne’ or Brown Waste Bin:are for biodegradable items such as food,etc.‘Graue Tonne’or Grey or Black Waste Bin:basically everything that cannot be disposed of any other way belongs in this bin. It is also referred to as ‘Restmüll‘.
Now,you may want to argue that all this sorting can sound a bit much?oh Nah,not at all!especially when I think the stinking smell of those garbages thrown in the streets of Manila and especially when I think of those streets submerged in water and garbages in rainy days(yikes!)
October 23rd, 2006 11:57
Wah! ang daming sorting. Dito sa Pinas, 2 o 3 sort n lng nahihirapan na. Pero siguro mas OK na rin yan, para mas controlled ang garbage and makakabuti sa environment.
October 23rd, 2006 13:24
Ferdz: meyron na rin bang sorting diyan sa atin? ay truli yang sinabi mo o sadyang tamad lang ang karamihan nating mga kababayan,lol
salamat sa dalaw ferdz:) Ingats
October 23rd, 2006 17:52
We also sort garbage here, just not to that extent. Hehe, typical “nabubulok” at “di nabubulok” lang. The sink disposal helps too. I’ve always believed that sorting can really help the somewhat untidy state of Manila. Discipline too, but seems like nobody’s in favor of that. Just look at the bay’s shores. It looks and smells disgusting.
October 23rd, 2006 17:56
Hi cheH! Musta na ang weekend mo manay?
Anyway, I don’t think sorting garbage is difficult. It’s just getting used to it. You also have to condition your mind that it’s good for the environment and really for a good cause.
Kung iisipin ng mga tao na nakakainis siya, talagang maiinis nga sila, pero kung iisipin nilang eto ay makakabuti sa lahat, gagawin at gagawin nila yon. Kung hahanapan nila ng butas ang nakakabuti, magkakaroon talaga ng butas. Ang resulta, wala ngang mangyayari.
Hah, gulat ka seguro ano at super may stand ako sa issue na to. Seryoso, manay, seryoso.
Well, kung alam mo ang tungkol sa Semirara Dumpsite Issue, yong basura ng Metro Manila, during Estrada time, gusto nilang itapon sa Semirara Island, Caluya, Antique. We didn’t like it at all, so we opposed it. I spent sleepness nights researching about the issue for our organization to be able to fight the giants. We documented the whole thing by creating a site. It’s no longer updated though, kasi naayos naman yong issue. To give you an idea, here’s the link, http://semirara.50webs.com .
Have a wonderful week, manay!
October 23rd, 2006 17:58
Hi cheH! I just wrote a long comment… hehehe… mukhang na-identify na spam, paki-check mo na lang. Enjoy your week, manay!
October 24th, 2006 07:27
hi thanks for commin into my life! ahehe i mean commin and commenting sa blog ko po!
very similar dito sa Japan, organized ang garbage kahit bottles dapat hugasan muna bago ibasura or else ibabalik sayo, okay na okay ang cleanliness nila sana ganon din sa pinas.
October 24th, 2006 09:38
minsan eh talagang makulit ang pinoy, tulad nung una mong litrato… nakakainis ang mga taong di marunong sumunod sa simpleng instruction…
October 24th, 2006 11:49
i’d rather take the time to properly sort out and throw garbage than having it laying around and making a mess. maayo na lang kay markie is quite good about it, kabalo pa siya mag-cut-up and fold cardboard boxes para masulod sa container, etc.
one of the things i really hate is the smell of rotting garbage – especially when you’re walking into a restaurant/cafe and the smell from a nearby garbage bin “wafts” in your direction, ay grabe! you won’t expect it happening here in california, but it has happened to us a couple of times already…maka-wala gyud ug appetite. i really don’t like it, so i try to do my part and sort/throw garbage properly.
October 24th, 2006 16:23
Hi cheH! nakabalik ka na pala from vacation
ang bagal kong dumalaw ulit no? Anyway, catching up lang ako sa balita.
Alam mo laging sinasabi noon ng lola ko, you can be poor but you don’t have to live in squalor. Kaya laging walis ng walis yun
I think if we all do our own little part, we can make a difference in the big picture and not turn our earth into one big waste dump.
Recycling and composting is the way to go, and once you get in the habit, it’s not work at all.
October 24th, 2006 18:51
Hong Kong is pretty much following these kind of trend. We call this, the 3 R’s Recycling, Reduce, Re-use. At work, we have all those rubbish bins, pero ewan ko na lang kung yung nagdudura meron ding recycling kasi karamihan the grannies around here doesn’t exactly follow these environmental sanitation rules. Panis.
October 24th, 2006 20:45
Typical German efficiency I would say and it is a real good thing to do. We have the same system in Norway, but maybe not so structured. We separate paper and plastic from the rest of the garbage.
October 25th, 2006 07:45
I wish we had a similar trash sorting system here in the Philippines. We actually do have one, but execution is so poor probably even non-existent. What’s funny though is even if you do segregate, trash collectors usually just pile them up all together in one truck. It’s soo hilarious its painful. I guess the government needs another Payatas tragedy to start fixing the problem. I thought the whole concept of planning is to prevent such catastrophes… it seems reversed here. Hayy… I love the Philippines so much it hurts.
October 25th, 2006 08:13
haha. dito sa ‘pinas, nde uso ang ’segregation’… “tapon lang ng tapon kung walang nakatingin”. at dahil mga pasaway talaga ang mga Pilipino, kung saan may “bawal magtapon ng basura dito” sign, dun pa tambak ang basura… haha. and the same goes to “bawal umihi dito” lolz
October 25th, 2006 09:24
Day unang-una, please send my THANK YOU to Natalie! Ang cute cute ng ipinadala nyang picture sa amin ni tito H, nakakagigil, ngaaaaaaarrrr! *Lol* seriuosly Che, she’s one good looking baby, salamat ha?!
at home, alone, we have 3 bins, gray (dailies like those that will rot such as vegies, fruits etc) blue bin for papers and green for garden stuff. mabigat din sa bulsa dahil taxed lahat yan, that’s the only downside..but having segregated bins is a fantastic idea…hindi tulad sa Pinas, nakakalungkot na minsan umuwi ako, nakakita ako ng mga bata sa tulay sa Sta Mesa emptying their plastic bags full of garbage, mismo sa tulay, bagsak sa ilog
at sino syempre nag-uutos sa mga bata na magtapon duon, syempre mga nakakatanda na dapat sana nagtuturo sa kanila na mahalin hindi lang mga ilog kundi bansa na rin nila. Kailangan talaga turuan ng disiplina karamihan sa atin.
ang haba ng satsat!
October 25th, 2006 16:17
Same here as well ate. It is nice to segregate garbages for easy recycling.
October 25th, 2006 20:17
very organized bitaw ang mga garbage dire noh? as in disiplina jud kaayo. Pero sa pinas, ngeek! panit sa candy sa daplin ra ilabay pero dire di jud ka pwede molabay ug panit sa daplin.
nakurat jud siya pag adtog pinas kay wala konoy didplina sa basura. Ako pod hunahuna grabeh nato ka limpyada, wala juy bahong kilikili pero atika basura diay pwerteng daghana sa gawas hehe haay pinoy, kanus-a kaha ma disiplina sa basura.
last year bitaw bakasyon mi ni vana sa pinas, agoy ang bata after inom sa cola gilabay raman kaha na sa daplin ang empty can, tingala si vana ingon siya nganong gilabay ra sa daplin hehhe.. ingon siya kuyawa pod sa mga pinoy uy!
Asus ka taas naba dire sa akong yawet
October 26th, 2006 03:10
Ah! The perks of living in a 1st world country! I’m turning green with envy. Eew, that rhymes.
October 26th, 2006 09:03
mas ok na yan – kesa dito tambak na lang tambak, and now the country is paying for it via flash floods and dengue plague.
October 26th, 2006 19:41
im actually all for it…now if only i country can switch to that system….
October 27th, 2006 16:03
good thing na may discipline ang isang country regarding garbages
so,ibig sabihin free and safe 
dito rin,sobra ang stricts sa mga garbages,kelangan din iseperate silang lahat..at may schedules ng tapon,once a month lang ang mga newspapers/magazines,bins/bottles,cans or boxes/prints.
at may oras din ang pick up..minsan,hirap sundin ng time lalo na pag rush ka.
happy weekend,Cheh!
October 28th, 2006 16:05
Hi! Bloghopping brought me to your site. These garbage bins are all too familiar everytime we visit my husband’s family in Germany and that just shows how efficient and organized they are. Over here, there’s one for waste, one for recycling, and one solely for those tons of junk stuff one gets in the mail daily.
October 29th, 2006 21:19
Kai:I heard Manila Bay has been improving though not sure kung true ha!?lol
sofie:naging bwizi ang mangkukulam ng germany lol lipatan kasi ng room mga kiddies haay nde natapos tapos ata ang gawaing bahay,kaya pahinga ulet ako kaya nag bla blag na naman hehe
October 29th, 2006 21:30
sofie: and yes dear, I know this dumpsite issue ,sing bulok ng basura ang sistema ng politiko sa atin kasi eh bizit noh? at least na settled ang issue na ito
ako naman babati sa iyo manay, ng have a lovely week ahead! muaah
yorokobee: hey there:) you’re welcome bee! and thanks for droping by,too!
October 29th, 2006 21:47
lino: o nga ,jan din ako nahahayblad eh!mano na naman yung maski kunting pagsunod ba.
petite: pareho dyud ta day, labi na ko over ka sensitive ang sense of smell nako mag labad ang akong ulo dayun.Kining usa katawo sad deri inday,maayo mo fold ug mga karton karton ba,ultimo plastic bottles flat dyud na! kanunay ko nya kasab an kay mukaon kuno ug space ay over german dyud:D
October 29th, 2006 21:55
JMom: hello mama J! preho sila ng lola ko hehe bukod sa pagwawalis ata sa bakuran ala ng ginawa yun kundi pakintabin yung sahig,maski langaw ata nadudulas sa sobrang kintab eh lol
K: hahaha apir tayo nahahayblad din ako riyan sa mga dumudura publicly, ay susme! na imagine ko yung dura nila sa dulo ng sapatos ko na pinapasok ko sa loob ng bahay yikes talaga!
October 29th, 2006 22:13
renny: a good thing to do indeed;) how r u doing renny dear? ‘been busy these days *sigh* will be catching up your post/s in mins.
alternati: yikes naman really they do that? kaya naman hindi rin siguro natin masisisi ang iba nating mga kababayan na nawawalang gana sa pagsunod. Haay it hurts nga!lol
October 29th, 2006 22:20
ralphT: kulang sa disiplina talaga inis noh?
thess: you’re welcome mamah!matagal kitang gustong tawagan eh,hindi lang talaga nakakuha ng tamang timing eh,this week hahantingin kita k?´take care yourself dear! talk to ya later
October 29th, 2006 22:34
chas:I,also agree to alternati, sana may proper sorting system nga rin sa pinas *wish wish wish na lang* is karaoke workin btw’ pangga? tc !
ethel: natong una day,medyo ismid akong kanaw ngan nga kinahanglan man diay mag sorting,lagot baya ko sa una kay hassle ra nako ba,pero kung kanunay diay nimong buhaton,mahimo na lang ug habit ,ako pa gani karon ang mag inarte sa pag sorting,akoa pang hugasan mga plastic plastic labi na gui sudlan ug mga liquid,reklamo si taas ilong nako day, kas kuno ko sa tubig hehe musta na man gwaps?
October 29th, 2006 22:36
yikess… pero in fairness, may areas naman sa Pilipinas na strict sila sa basura. and yes, nag se segregate din. kasi you know why… they sell the newspaper/paper per kilo and the bottles as well. honestly, may mga subdivisions na nagfa fine pag di maayos ang tapon ng trash mo. depende nga lang siguro sa lugar.
October 29th, 2006 22:37
tala: hahaha oh common!:p
mamajenn:very true! siguro kunting disiplina lang ang kailangan sa atin anoh? hows you na jenn? Ingats
October 29th, 2006 22:44
zee: I wish just the same for my homeland,too;)
ghee: ay trulili yan mamah at mas mainam naman ang resulta ,malinis at kaayaaya na kapaligiran di ba? how was your weekend dear?
October 29th, 2006 22:46
Angel: hello there angel,thanks for dropping by:)
October 29th, 2006 22:51
MissP:very true inday,depende sa lugar and also been hearing marami na rin area na improving when it comes to dumping sys like Manila Bay?? hay sana sana