Fw: LINO_NU12_7 The Earth Run Generated Unwanted Waste

Prof Jorge,

Good day.

Resending you my NU12 #7. I believe i sent it to the hacked email last week.

Thanks!

Angelo Paolo Lino

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Subject: LINO_NU12_7

Prof Jorge.

Here is my NuIdea for this week.

Thank you. 

Angelo Paolo Lino

Angelo Paolo Lino

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Prof. Jorge Saguinsin

What pissess me off!

Last Sunday I was on my way to Sta. Rosa, Laguna via Eton/Greenfield City to play basketball. To my surprise at 5.30am there was a terrible traffic; cars are on standstill and not moving at all. The cause is that there is an ongoing Fun Run/"Earth Run".

Runs nowadays are so "in". Organizers say that it is for a cause. To give awareness to the protection of our planet, Earth. But I don't buy that crap!

Why? Here's my take.

What pisses me off during the so called "Earth Run" are these:

1.       The heavy traffic that they cause.

You wake up early from a nice sleep, get some nice early exercise, then all of a sudden traffic will greet your morning! Geez!!!

During the "run" last Sunday, all lanes were taken by the runners that no vehicles can pass by. I think organizers of that "run" didn't think of any plans to ease up the traffic. I can say this because last year this was also a problem that caused havoc at Eton City. Also, traffic can add up to pollution.

2.        Used plastic cups

During "Earth Runs" organizers give free waters to the runners using this plastic cups.  And runners just throw their cups on the road. By the end of the event, hundreds or maybe thousands of these cups will be collected!

Wow! That's how you give awareness in protecting the Earth, by adding waste through your plastic cups?!?!?!

Organizers might say that it can be recyclable. Yeah, maybe if you're in the US, they give high priority on recycling. But here, in the Philippines, I'm sure most of that plastic cups will just go to dump sites and will add waste on our planet!

Solution:

There is no other way to prevent traffic during "Earth Runs" but proper planning or rerouting of cars. Not just by closing the whole lanes that no cars can pass by and just leave it as is. That is plainly stupid!

But plastic cups, different story. To lessen or eliminate the use of these non-biodegradable plastic cups organizers can announce ahead of time that runners should bring their own drinking bottles or hydra pack. They can explain to the runners that this is the real "Earth Run", no plastics.

For sure runners will understand the organizers and it will give the true meaning of EARTH RUN!   4