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The day started with lecture about Green Party politics and then we saw presentation about DialogN, which is nongovernmental organization acting in the field of participation and education for sustainability. They said us many examples from their practice, especially how they work with community. But their future is unsure because they have money only for the one-year project which is now almost at the end. After lunch we went to Hamburg to see housing exhibition of IBA (international building exhibition). | The day started with lecture about Green Party politics and then we saw presentation about DialogN, which is nongovernmental organization acting in the field of participation and education for sustainability. They said us many examples from their practice, especially how they work with community. But their future is unsure because they have money only for the one-year project which is now almost at the end. After lunch we went to Hamburg to see housing exhibition of IBA (international building exhibition). | ||
==Summary== | |||
This field trip was great experience for me. I learned new information and ways how to be sustainable. I think it’s going to inspire me in the future. I want to learn more about concept of sustainability. The whole trip was perfectly organized thank to Dana and Andrew. The program was chosen well, because we did not attend only lectures but also practical excursion. I appreciate that there was enough space for our free time, so we could discover Lüneburg and Hamburg. | |||
The most interesting experience was the visit of former landfill, which is currently used for electric production. The company owning the landfill did a lot of work, because now it isn’t obvious what is hidden under surface. They used modern technology to avoid leakage of contaminated water and methane. Modern pipelines capture gases, then they are used for production of electricity. There are windmills and solar panels on the landfill. Whole environment is green with trees and meadows full of flowers. I think that is it good place to walk and relax, but people don’t have access inside landfill because of safety. | |||
This is a good example for Czech Republic how to deal with waste. We have almost 200 landfills in the republic. Some of them can be potential threat for the environment. The problem is that waste management isn’t priority for our politicians. It isn’t only matter which have to be solved in policy, but civil society have to participate and be interested in solving the problem. Many young people recycle waste and they could influence older generation that is not involved in recycling. If most people start to recycle there won’t be needed so many landfills or waste incinerators. I asked my chief (in the cantine where I work) why they don’t recycle at least plastic cups. He answered that it would be more work to do and the customers wouldn’t respect it. Bad excuse, the containers for plastics are 100 meters far away from the cantine. I think that government should issue orders that can force entrepreneurs to recycle (for example in the form of tax benefits). Waste management isn’t priority for government but it should be, because in the future we’ll know consequences of current disrespect for nature. | |||