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Trash and the climate, big problem or nothing to worry about?

Some citizens' groups held a press conference with the message, "Stop Trashing the Climate." Advocates for this cause say they have good reasons to fight for what they say is right.

Joy Towles Ezell, President of the Florida League of Conservation Voters said, "If you think about how much is consumed and then how much is thrown away we are just very, very wasteful."

The key to stop wasting the waste: establishing and implementing a zero waste approach. This calls for a significant decrease in using landfills and incinerators, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But are people willing to stop using landfills and recycle?

Larry Parker, a former resident of Tallahassee said, "Air pollution is totally not healthy, recycling is a much better way."

Dan Johnson, a Tallahassee resident said, "It's important for the environment global warming and the amount of pounds that each person puts out with carbon, the less we do is better for everybody."

Some people disagreed with the change, but no one wanted to talk on camera; however they did say accessibility and not wanting to break habit were their biggest concerns. But, the experts have a different opinion.

Ron Saff, M.D., Allergy and Asthma Diagnostic Treatment Center said,
"Thousands of people in Leon County are at risk for health problems from air pollution."

Saff says last year Leon County was voted the second worst county in Florida for air pollution, and, he says the problem will get worse if either the proposed incinerator or plasma arc gasification plant come to the County.

Supporters of the stop trashing the climate theory say if everyone joins together Tallahassee, Leon County, the state of Florida, the nation and even the world will be able to breathe a little easier.
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Several citizens groups in the state of Florida are calling for a decrease in landfill usage and incinerators.

A press conference was held Wednesday with the message, "Stop Trashing the Climate." Advocates say they have good reasons to fight for what they say is right.

Ronald H. Saff, M.D. said, "Already our air has the second worst air quality in the state of Florida and these proposed plants will further worsen our air pollution problem so at best we can hope to keep our air pollution problem at bay."

Saff says if the proposed incinerator or plasma arc gasification plant comes to the County, the short term effects may be nice, but the long term health and environmental effects will not be.