Re: “Sewage-treatment plan lacks true consultation,” and “Styrofoam a problem for recycling,” letters, April 18.
The two letters resonate with anyone who is concerned about our impact on the Earth’s environment. I believe that many of us are prepared to go the extra mile to make a difference and also recognize that we will need to pay to clean up after ourselves.
One writer comments on the opaque process used by the Capital Regional District to resolve the sewage problem in Greater Victoria. I’m not an expert, but I know there are new technologies that have merit and need to be looked at, with no hidden agendas at play. I live in Dockside Green, a community that treats its own sewage. The knowledge and expertise are out there, but they are not sincerely being accessed.
The other writer laments the difficulty in recycling Styrofoam, especially for the individual consumer. Again at Dockside, we pay to have bags of Styrofoam picked up when our compost is collected by a local resource-recovery business.
It is hard to believe that a program where consumers are able to drop off Styrofoam in bins in the parking lots of grocery stores, for example, would not be workable. We need to make it easy for people to recycle.
Louise Robinson
Victoria
