RE: {Green CP Plus} Mid-April Kojo Show on Recycling

[Virginia Johnson]

Dear Councilwoman Cheh,

Thank you very much for replying!

I'm not sure if I did include you in my e-mail. Perhaps you are on the greencp plus list, which I'm bringing back in the loop in my reply to you.

I have reached out to DPW many many times, including about this very idea. I've concluded that since they never respond to me, that that is among the least effective ways to communicate with that agency (direct e-mail), but I do appreciate it that you informed the director about this proposal! My own rather pessimistic feeling is that DPW is severely limited (for whatever reason) in what they will do. And they are less than interested in enforcing the recycling laws.

Regardless of any administration problems, I am hopeful that here in Adams Morgan, at least, we are going to forge ahead. How many people are being left out of this household  program because they do not have a car? At least 40% of the District's population would be my guess. That looks unacceptable to me.

I look forward to learning what Director Howland says in his reply to you. I do hope something can be done!

Again, thank you very much for taking the time to read about this, and to take action.

Sincerely,
Virginia Johnson
20009

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From: MC...@DCCOUNCIL.US
To: dcvir...@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 19:27:03 -0400
Subject: Re: {Green CP Plus} Mid-April Kojo Show on Recycling

Thanks for including me on your note and sharing your good ideas. I'm copying DPW Director Howland to see if he will consider implementing a circulating truck to collect hazardous waste from those who cannot drop it off. There may be administration problems with such an idea, but worth considering.
Mary Cheh

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From: green...@googlegroups.com
To: green...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sat May 07 07:46:15 2011
Subject: {Green CP Plus} Mid-April Kojo Show on Recycling

I'm just catching up on some podcasts, and listened to the Kojo show on recycling from mid-April. It was interesting for a number of reasons. One, I found out that our household hazardous waste (it's today by the way), is recycled and does stay within the United States. It is also taken apart by prison labor and there is some exposure to toxic materials. This is according to what I heard on the Kojo show.

The other interesting issue to me is how Kojo didn't really drill down when it came to mentions of recycling programs. The term "recycling program" is basically a facade that we have to get behind to find out which entity is doing the actual physical work, and how they are doing it and what they are doing with the materials. We can't just read the marketing blurbs, you gotta get to the nuts and bolts of it. Everytime, all the time.

It was something, a start, but still somewhat superficial. We are getting there, slowly. My fear is that the conversation can slow to such an extent that the efforts just derail.

On another note, last month I went to Ft Totten for the Saturday HHHW recycling day. I went by bus then walked up the big hill to get there. On the way back, I walked to the Brookland metro station, a very long walk. So I suggested to DPW and my ANC rep to provide some kind of transportation service for those without cars. DPW never responds to my repeated requests. Never. But my suggestion was picked up on by the ANC rep, at least in conversation, he refined it somewhat and says he wants to work on getting a mobile recycling truck to circulate the day of (maybe the day before) in my neighborhood to transport the stuff to Ft Totten for those without cars. This was heartening. I live in Adams Morgan, not CP.

Best,
Virginia Johnson

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