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Tagged With: trash

Whata trash or is that lazy customers… Whataburger needs to listen up!!!!

The family owned fast food and fast trash delivery system know as Whataburger has refused to return phone calls to find out what the problem is with their waste bins, customer service, or anything to do with how so much of their food service trash ends up in our rivers and lakes. It is time … Continue reading »

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Stop the trash before…

Do you ever see the dump trucks come along to collect trash in commercial dumpsters? The forks reach out and lift it high into the air above the truck and transfer the trash inside to the cargo hold? Well do you also see stuff flying out of the dumpster and not land inside? I do … Continue reading »

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It is time to start a Shame Campaign?

It is time to start a Shame Campaign?  Yes, you know the kind. We need to get the  distribution of single use styrofoam/polystyrene food container stopped. They litter the US from coast to coast. Organizations such as Keep America Beautiful didn’t even seriously look at our waterways until a few years ago. I tried repeatedly … Continue reading »

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To often , this is the open container you see…

We see this all too often. The open tailgate  with a pile of trash in the back.  We are traveling along I30 between Ft Worth and Dallas TX. I aw the vehicle drive along for several miles and was able to observe that there was no restraint at all on the two foot deep pile … Continue reading »

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Sick of Plastic bottles

In reading the book, Garbology, one gets a good picture of plastics and how they have gotten spread all over the world. It is really sad. Last night here in Dallas we had about an inch of rain all over the area. The creeks rose up to 3000 CFS from the 70 cfs it normally … Continue reading »

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Ban the Bag–Plastic Bags

Is it an open and shut case? Some are trying to push this on to the poor, yes the nations poor. I would say it time to put the full cost of this product and all other manufactured goods that pollute back onto the manufacture; not the consumer. Listen to this program from NPR, http://www.npr.org/2012/06/05/154354092/do-plastic-bags-bans-help-the-environment … Continue reading »

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Campfires–where the camping life collects

Campfires –   Campfires are a great way to bond with your fellow campers and paddling companions after a day of paddling. They provide a wonderful warm glow and as the day’s physical and emotional highs and lows sink in, a way they can be relived. They provide warmth on a cool night and enough … Continue reading »

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