Sort out waste at the source
Dear Sir,
Further to Jeena Varughese’s letter, “Recycling in Qatar” (Gulf Times, September 20), one must realise that it is very costly for recycling companies to sort out waste like paper, cans, glass. Hence, efforts to separate different waste materials should start at the source itself. Awareness of this should be promoted among residents and cover both houses and offices.
Sorting waste in order to recycle or compost can efficiently reduce garbage.
I am sure that all recycling companies in Qatar will be more than happy to receive properly-divided waste. Through this, we could make the country we live in a much better place.
Ahamed Zubair A, [email protected]
Need for campaigns
Dear Sir,
The concept of recycling needs to be promoted further in Qatar. Efforts in this regard have been patchy so far. We need concerted campaigns which are supported by the government. Waste materials are dumped in the trash bins now without sorting them at all. This means both recyclable materials and those that can’t be recycled are all piled up together.
We consume more intensely now compared to the past as new products are put on the market. Consequently we produce an ever-increasing amount of waste. Two-third of that waste can be either recycled or composted.
Residential areas need to be provided with clearly marked bins for plastic waste and other household trash as in many other cities.
Rajesh Nair, [email protected]
Please revise entrance fees
Dear Sir,
I feel Qatar’s only Aqua Park on Salwa Road should lower its ticket rates. It now charges QR150 for an adult and QR120 for a child.
We regularly visit Aqua Park. During our most recent trip, my parents were charged a full fare even after they assured the official at the ticket counter that they won’t try out any rides or venture into the water.
And they just sat down somewhere the whole day, watching me having all the fun.
I feel the prices must be affordable to people from all walks of life so that everyone in Qatar can come and enjoy Aqua Park .
I hope the Aqua Park managers will look into this and review its entrance charges so that more and more people could visit the great facility.
Sami Ahmed Siddiqui, (e-mail address supplied)
Reykjavik’s example
Dear Sir,
Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has decided to boycott goods and services from Israel “as long as the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories continues”.
If Iceland, a non-Muslim country, can agree on such a measure, why are some Islamic countries still refusing to do so?
Angabeen Ahmad, [email protected]
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