Oita Godo Newspaper (page 11, morning edition on August7, 2008)
The Ministry of the Environment, Japan launched the “natural park green day” for the first round at Iida plateau, Kokonoe city. There were green strategies developed in a large scale .The relevant people tried to encourage the mountain climber and tourists to bring the garbage back when they climb up the mountain. A local government, the natural preservation group, tourist cooperation, from 21 groups in concluded, around 250 people participated. 200 of garbage bags were distributed to those people to go collect the garbage along the way. The elementary student from Kumamoto also joined on that day. From that day of operation, we could collect 20 bags of burnable and 20 bags of non-burnable garbage bags.
Comment: Garbage is one of the major problems nowadays. This project could show that there is lots of people concern about the garbage problem that is getting bigger in Japan. Compare to my country, Thailand, Japan have a lot better in garbage wasting system and in people’s natural conscious. In Thailand even there are a number of campaigns in natural preservation, still the problem could not be solve and it seems like people do not concern about that project that much. I wish that we could find a way to encourage people to realized in how big is the problem and do something to solve it like Japanese do.
PUNTHUCHAT Siripun
Thailand
APS3, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
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