Energy = Garbage?

When I took the newspaper in Sunday morning I read a headline that caught my attention right away, the headline said “It is being analyzed how to create electric energy with garbage” , a little below it said also that Sonora needs 500,000 tons of sweepings each year to convert them into electricity. Recently we have seen the alternative ways of getting energy, such alternatives include windmills, solar panels and cells, geothermic machines and nuclear power as some options to get energy, but now that I see sweepings as other way to get electricity I’m very impressed. It is said also that the advantages and disadvantages are being studied. In Germany and United States this technology is already being used, so I think if Sonora starts using this way of obtaining energy it will totally launch us to next level of using technology because this can bring many more studies that allow us to get other types of technology in order to help our society. As a curious note it is said that in Sonora a total of 870,000 tons of sweepings are produced every year, good enough to produce a good amount of electricity. In the note it is also said that every town in Sonora will have a say in the decision: if this plants to generate electricity are constructed or not. Now that a new technology like this one can be installed here in our state, there is a good chance to find other forms of getting energy, as I commented before, it would be good if someone brought wind turbines to get energy from the wind or if the solar cells become every day more common it will definitely be a big step into a new Sonora full of technology and new ways of obtaining energy, something that should concern us more than it actually does.

Garbage program in Hermosillo

A few weeks ago we were informed that the system for collecting garbage from houses was going to change. They informed that there were going to still be two days, but one day was going to be for inorganic trash, and the other for organic. I believe it is a good initiative, but it is not very well thought, because we consume way more inorganic things and less organic, so waiting for the trash truck to go to our houses we would be floating in inorganic trash. This could be dealed with, butunfortunately, they aren't telling us when it is going to start, which days are going to be for what tipe of trash and other details we should know and be prepared to do. But as always it won't work thanks to the bad execution and the lack of information of people because they aren't telling us what to do. We should demand answers and actions, and when they are answered, we should step up and take some action, not only leaving it to the government.

Garbage Classification Program in Hermosillo

Garbage Classification Program in Hermosillo, since Today!

Basicly, the article talks about the new way of recolecting garbage in our city. The man in charge of the department, told the reporter that it will be the same truck, but the new thing will be the routes. As an example, he said that in the majority of the city the truck will pass 2 times per week and in some Private Colonies, three.


The first visit of the week, we should give them the organic garbage, and the second; we will give them both (organic and inorganic). In few words, Hermosillo citizens will have to classify garbage in Organic and Inorganic.



I consider this a really good new for us because we are going to be an ecologycal city, in some way. I think it is the beggining of many actions that can and have to be made, about the ecologycal purposes. Also Hermosillo needed these, since before; but no body set the program, until now.
I hope it really works, and more important; that we as citizens be compromised to this program, and classify the garbage as organic, inorganic, etc.
We need to be updated in matters of ecology, and to care about it. As we talk in the classes about issues, actions, and solutions, "Ecology Problems: Garbage's issue" are currently Global Issues that are affecting our Hermosillo, so we have to activate the solutions we'd planned to beat this issue, and have a better place to live. I hope it works! Good Program!

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