I’ve written
on other occasions on garbage and recycling issues in the countries I’ve visited.
20 years ago recycling hadn’t been an issue in Tibet, but with the rising
number of tourists and pilgrims it has become an issue. The central government
has opted for a less sophisticated separation of garbage – just recyclable and
not recyclable. I think that’s a very wise decision. Among the pilgrims you
have people from rural areas or nomads, who might think it strange to separate
into different categories. The same applies to tourists.
The last
picture is about a custom hardly to be seen anymore. In former times small
leaves with a printed text and a horse were scattered at the points, where also
prayer flags were displayed. This nearly stopped as the paper littered the
surroundings.
Good idea (垃圾箱) as Han Chinese make
the largest group of tourists
There's a wall inside - garbage is separated here
At a monastery - maybe there's a later separation of garbage
Another bin to separate as "recyclable" and "Other waste"
Lots of littering well wishes
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