The latest fire at the George Town land
fill “Mount Trashmore” is,we are told by government, has nothing
to do with the previous one last week.......

The proposed cruise ship berthing
facility has occupied all our news over the past twelve months and
more, and more.....

It will still occupy our news for many,
many weeks, whilst we also wait for the referendum question
government are going to provide.

I wonder how that will be worded?

I wonder how many of the people behind
the referendum will be pleased with the question when it comes?

It will no doubt be a burning
question......

And that neatly brings me back to the
fires recently burning at our George Town landfill.

Do you remember when the burning
question was when will we have a new Integrated Solid Waste
Management System?

In 2016 and 2017 it was the hottest
topic on our lips. In 2018 the fire was dampened down to be almost
extinct. A brief flame when we had the tyre shredding with even our
premier throwing a few old tyres into the shredder. But only when the
cameras were present.

Apart from the cruise ship berthing
facility beginning to fire up we were informed that a Dart-led group
had been awarded the responsibility for the implementation of the
waste management system. Government gave a sigh of relief, and for
them that was the end of their worries.

What has happened since?

Nothing but discussions. When I asked I
was told the discussions are still ongoing. I was told last year the
discussions would be completed March 2019 ......??

There is obviously a lot of waste to
discuss but hopefully not a waste of time.

Still, things are become greener and
maybe we won't need such a huge Integrated Solid Waste Management
System....? Plastic straws are being phased out in place of paper
ones.

What about all those trees that have
had to be chopped down?

That's for another Editorial.

Supermarkets are being praised for
stocking plastic-free wooden toothbrushes, reusable water bottles,
and canvas produce bags. Those thin plastic bags are still there but
we have to pay a few pence if we want to use them.

The big joke is nothing has changed in
the supermarkets with all the plastic packaging displaying all the
goods for sale on the shelves.

Have you stopped wasting food? You had
better. I don't think we are going to get our Integrated Solid Waste
Management System next year. We had better get used to more landfill
fires.