#8 To Remove Trash Cans from Apollon's Road

 

Panel Discussion 8

Topic: To Remove Trash Cans from Apollon's Road🚯

Discussion members 

・John Skipper / a dentist

・Heather Phoenix / working at a small movie theater (moderator)

・Vinnie Gray / a cinematographer

・Anne Gracia / a nurse

・Bella Carter / a web designer

・Bell Swift / a doctor

Contents

<John>

He disagrees with this idea. In Apollon, there is a cleaning day called '' Sunflower Cleaning Day '', which people clean Apollon island once a three months. If we remove all trash cans from the road, someone will throw away their trash on the road depending on the day.

<Vinnie>

She also disagrees with this idea because it's annoying to have to take the trash home.

<Anne>

She agrees with this idea to reduce the work burden of garbage collectors. Removing the road trash cans, they only need to collect household waste.

<Bella>

I agree with the idea because we have to concider the environment. I guess that the existance of trash cans make it easier to reduce trash. As a result, the amount of trash increase, and when they are burned, greenhouse gases emiition increase. 

<Bell>

She also agrees with the idea because trash cans are convenient, but they make the cityscape worse. The trash can should be eliminated so that people will be aware that they will take their garbage home with them.

Questions between members

1. Sunflower Cleaning Day is not just a day when we only correct trash which is thrown away! (Anne)

→ There are definitely some people who litter, right? (John)

→ According to the manifesto, people who litter are fined, so few people litter on the roadside. (Anne)

2.  I think it's commen sense as a human to bring back your trash that you created yourself. (Bella）

→ That's true, but I think people who don't have that common sense will litter.(Vinnie)

→ I'd like to change those people's mind by creating an environment or situation where they have to bring back their trash. (Bella)

3. If it is decided to abolish the trash can, when and who will collect it? (John)

→ How about collecting them together on the next Sunflower Cleaning Day? (Bell)

→ It sounds good because it doesn't rely on the government. (Ghosn)

4. If there is no trash can outside, I think people will throw trash in the trash cans of unrelated stores. That would be a problem for the store clerk. (Vinnie)

→  How about losing trash can in shops which customers can use freely? For example, if people buy some hamburger and juice at a A shop, and then produce some garbage, we have to give them to the staff at A shop. It means that you can't throw away your trash at B or C shop. (Bella)

→ It is good idea. We can make it harder to throw the trash in a different store. (Vinnie)

5. We should be more aware of garbage disposal. People tend to think that it is okay to get dirty when they are in a dirty environment or when they see the trash can overflowing with garbage. (Bell)

→ What exactly is consciousness building? (Vinnie)

→ For example, how about changing the Sunflower Cleaning Day from once every three months to once a month? I think it raises the awareness of the residents.

Questions From the Audience

1. I think there is a high possibility that the garbage from take-out products will be littered.(Marie)

→ As I said, those people are fined if they are found. (John)

→ Who and how are they monitoring such people? (Marie)

→ I don't know because it's a rule decided by my seniors, but I think that it will probably use surveillance cameras because they are installed in various places. (John)

2.  Do I have to bring the vending machine bottle home? I often drink it up soon, so I want to get rid of the bottle. (Ghosn)

→ Yes, you have to bring it home and throw away in your home. If we leave only the trash can next to the vending machine, everyone will throw the trash there. (Vinnie)

3.  Where do tourists throw their trash? (Nancy)

→ Throw it away at the store they bought it, or take it back to the accommodation where they stay and have it thrown away. (Bella)

4. As a result of the trial period, people found the trash cans useful, so they were installed. Why do you want to reduce such a useful things? (Peter)

→ After installing the trash can, the amount of trash has increased. I want to reduce it to reduce garbage and to protect the landscape. (Anne)

5. So far, we have implemented both positive and negative measures against the garbage problem. However, it is strange that the garbage is not reduced. Where do you think the garbage comes from? And why do you think your proposal can solve the garbage problem?  (Robert)

→ I think littering is being done by people who don't know how to sort. (Anne)

6. How about ecofriendly materials of various goods? (Peter)

→ We want to do what we can, without relying on the government. It costs money to change all the materials of various things to be eco-friendly. As a step toward that, I believe that reducing the number of trash cans reduces the amount of garbage. (Bella)

6. What do you do with the removed trash can? Will it be burned or recycled? (Lily)

→ The trash can is made of plastic and can be recycled. (John)

7.  Is participation in Sunflower Cleaning Day obligatory? (Nancy)

→ Not obligatory. However, many citizens participate because they can receive benefits if they participate. (Vinnie)

8.  As the trash can runs out, more people will litter, and I think there will be more people who can't be identified by surveillance cameras. (Olivia)

→ We cannot punish all such people, but this situation will not change unless we do nothing. (Bella)

Result

We can't reach the consensus.

My Opinion

I was disappointed that I couldn't convince everyone. In this time, I believed that I was able to make concreat reasons and suggestions compared with last our discussion, so next time I would like to give an opinion that will be more convincing.