Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Dumpsters
Recycling is HUGE here at McMurdo. We sort our trash into many different categories: Aerosols, Batteries, Skua (used goods still good for others), Light Metal, Food Waste, Fabric, Cardboard, Plastic, Aluminum Cans, Glass, Mixed Paper, Burnables, Non-Recyclables (formerly Construction Debris), Cardboard, and Biological Waste. We were told they have a 66% recycling rate here, as I've mentioned before, and this year they are hoping for a 70% rate. I snapped a quick photo of the dumpsters here, but hopefully I will get a better one tomorrow.
Posted by Katie from the Ice @
9:02 PM
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Katie,
It looks beautiful.
It's a personal dream to be there. Could you please help me more with how did you plan and what all things does one require to be prepared with?
My msn id is jituhandle@hotmail.com.
I would appreciate it, if you could help me out sometime. Its alright even if it this takes time. :-)
Have a blast.
Man, Antartica...When's the nomadfest? Can you have friends stay with you? Maybe we can charter a plane from Christchurch. We'll bring freshies.
NO VISITORS!! hahaha sorry, Trent! Wish I could host a nomadfest, but the only way to get here by being a tourist, is to book one of those $10,000 cruises, I think. Good luck!
hey katie!
well wisconsin definately misses you. it sucked that i had to miss your party. your photos are AMAZING. your mom said that it takes a month for mail. jeepers. keep posting the pictures. we love looking at the other side of the world..however, it looks similar to the homefront in the dead of winter.
have a wonderful time!
love,
squirt~carrie jo