Let's Rant About Garbage

The Nitty-gritty Now that we’re acquainted, I think it’s time we get into the nitty-gritty. Now, I can only imagine you all reading my blog and to be honest nitty-gritty is so fun to say but even I’m sitting here associating it with boring information I’m about to unload. So how can I keep you all engaged? At the end of the day, this is just me talking about garbage and who cares about that? Like I said, I’m not really an advocate…or at least I just didn’t have my Moment of Random Epiphany (MORE) for the day. I only had a cup of tea so maybe I should come back tomorrow…sounds good to me. DEADLINE. Nothing motivates a student like a deadline so scratch that idea because we are getting into the details now. So, we need to talk about the Hierarchy of Waste Management Solutions. It ranks waste management options according to what has the best outcome for the environment. (Williams, 2021). The methods outlined in this hierarchy are key to sustainable material management. (Environmenta...

  A Moment of Random Epiphany Welcome to my blog. I’m Daniel Cox and I’m doing my BSc Environmental Science and Sustainable Technology (Special) at the University of the West Indies (UWI). I am doing a course called ESST 1004 – Science Communication which provides students with the help needed to develop effective skills in scientific communication, relevant to research and employment. It’s a lot…I know. The course requires me to create a blog on an environmental topic, so here I am. The topic I chose is Waste Management in the Caribbean and my subtopic for this blog is the Hierarchy of Waste Management Solutions and though I never really considered myself an advocate for it, hear me out. I’m sure that you’re familiar with the family/comedy Evan Almighty and if you’re not, then you should give it a watch. It’s based on Noah and the ark from the bible. I’m not super religious but like I said, it’s a comedy. An underlying theme in that movie was an “Act of Random Kindness” (ARK) co...