National Recycling Day on 11th November is a Day many would like to not remember or celebrate. For Agencies that do not have the strategic recycling action plan or even the 3 colour bins within their compound, it is nothing to shout about. For residents who produce the same amount of rubbish everyday although they might have started collecting the old newspaper for sale, it is nothing so glad. For waste collectors, if the working of collection is getting more complicated and difficult, it simply means waste has not reducing. So, when we pose the questions to these stakeholders, I believe many would prefer to forget the Day with ease.
Having said this, shall we not celebrate the Day? Of course not. Continue efforts on promoting the awareness of 3R is a long term battle. People need to be constantly reminded about the importance of 3R and its' way forward. If voluntarism measurement is not working effectively, then perhaps economic and legal instruments should be applied indeed. So this is the Day of telling others what they should do for the next 364 days before the arrival of next celebration.
It should be a Day to recognise those who have done good on the ground, the unsung heroes. The initiatives of these people should be highlighted and be given proper recognition as a way to spur others to follow suit. More than often, we forget about them whenever there is a celebration or if they got invited, they will usually marginalise during the whole duration of functions. Then, we have to ask ourselves who should we celebrate for? Not the unsung recycling heroes?
Happy celebrate National Recycling Day and make it everyday is a recycling day.
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