“Today I’d like to address the issue of recycling. There’s been a lot of misunderstanding about the role of the city and what our intentions are in terms of recycling …”
Click on this link to hear Otis Johnson in his own words.
6 minutes 34 seconds
Mayor Johnson provides clarification of the current state of recycling in Savannah and clears up misconceptions about this situation.
“A commitment is not the issue, we are committed.”
- Hear an explanation of the process of how the Mayor is moving this public agenda forward.
- He explains details on the recycling program and the logistics involved.
- The Mayor sets the time frame on when curbside recycling will begin in Savannah.
We are going to do it and do it right!
“I hope this will help you understand where we are with this tough and emotional issue.”
The Johnson administration believes in using a rational approach that will succeed and become a successful long term recycling program with much participation.
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Click on this link to hear citizen Scott Center speak in support of the actions of Mayor Johnson to move Savannah to a successful long-term curbside recycling program.
59 seconds
Tags: Recycling.
October 14, 2007 at 1:17 am
The Mayor is right when he says curbside recycling is an emotional issue.
I was verbally scalded this afternoon at GreenFest by a mean woman with a petition to push city government to create curbside recycling.
I’d seen (and heard) this post already so I asked her for clarification on the petition. The Mayor sounds like he has it under control. She became confrontational when I asked if she had seen otisjohsonblog.com. She never explained her position but I asked her to read this post and comment. She promised she would (but she didn’t say when). During the chat I caught her in a lie, so she lost credibility.
Regardless of that one bad experience, I’m interested in learning about this recycling issue, please review the post and comment.
BTW, GreenFest was great other than that sole harsh petition person.
October 14, 2007 at 6:10 pm
get some cahones big guy, you sound like a little girl who got skipped at a dance. Who has it under control? ya want a crying towel? Do you want recycling or not? Guess you trust this government to do something simple, well thousands of people don’t and that’s a fact. And what’s your problem with citizens using thier constitutional rights anyway? Too radical a concept for you? Buck up or move over.
October 14, 2007 at 6:38 pm
As promised, BigBonton, here I am posting a comment. You said in an email that you’re confused about the petition and which is the “valid” one. Let me assure, the one you signed at GreenFest yesterday is the official, valid petition that has the potential to put curbside recycling into policy.
I am sorry if you misunderstood something I said yeasterday. I am an honest person and do not lie. My only goal in all of this is to make Savannah a cleaner, more progressive city. I don’t think that burning recyclables in an incinerator is a good idea nor do the vast majority of other municipalities. And guess what? It’s not best practice for waste management.
Montenay, the comapny that Savannah is in partnership with on the incinerator, brings trash in from all over the Southeast and burns it right there on President’s street. Then the city kindly land fills the ash from imported trash while we pay them millions of dollars a year for their privilege.
Do you know what sort of emissions that puts into our air? Dioxins, one of the most toxic compounds known to man, is the by-product of burning plastic and paper, but it is that same plastic and paper that makes the incinerator burn hot and efficiently. The answer to so many people’s question, “Why doesn’t Savannah reycle?” is right down there on President’s Street.
If City Council truly wanted a “Healthy Savannah” it would disallow foreign trash from being burned here and forcing its citizen to breathe bad air. And it would not vote to sink in another $15 million to an antiquated incinerator.
I agree with Mayor Johnson that a curbside recycling program can not happen overnight. I think his target date of January 2009 is perfectly reasonable. All the citizens are asking is to put it into policy now. God forbid, if Mayor Johnson was not to be re-elected his verbal promise would be lost.
In today’s paper, Councilman Felser said that he wanted curbside recycling. Mayor Johnson says he wants it. Adding it to the Savannah City Code of Ordinances Section 4-2007 is a simple matter, all it takes is a majority of Council and the ordinance is changed. In addition, they can make it effective January 2009.
The petition is a parallel track. An insurance policy that if City Council does not vote it into policy, then the people of Savannah will.
I’m fighting for a cleaner Savannah, I apologize again if you think I was rude.
http://www.savannahrecycling.org
November 14, 2007 at 7:35 pm
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