Appropriate Disposal of Wastes(UN proposal)
The Protective Army
29-11-2004, 07:19
Appropriate Disposal of Wastes
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: The Protective Army
Description: Virtually every type of waste produced has proper methods of disposal, be it nuclear, chemical, biological, or something else entirely. However, these methods are ignored by many, which hurts the enviroment to a startling degree. I propose that all countries be pushed to follow proper waste desposal methods, to allow our children and our children's children to breathe clean and air and drink clean water.
Proper as defined by.... who?
We have CEOs who define the proper way of getting rid of toxins "just dump it in the river".
Consider defining terms first.
Dresophila Prime
29-11-2004, 07:33
One thing about proposals in general:
Avoid using adjectives, as they usually have many interpretive meanings
Avoid figures of speech and a direct reference to the reader
Avoid too elaborate of a proposal in general...this is a law to be enacted, not a piece of literature.
State clearly what you are trying to accomplish
I am not saying that your proposal is the poster child for every one of these examples, but it certainly does come short on a number of issues, namely the fact that it does not specify what will be done in the event of 'inproper' disposal, it does not specify what proper disposal is, it does have some ambiguous adjectives, and it has loopholes.
What you say is that what we are shooting for is clean air and water in the future. By that meaning, we can dump all the crap we want in the water, as long as it can pass for 'clean.' :gundge:
New Terra Unim
29-11-2004, 07:34
We already have a bunch of these if you read the archives before proposing it. This is mostly redundant.
Dresophila Prime
29-11-2004, 07:38
It's not redundant, it's 'progressive.'
New Terra Unim
29-11-2004, 07:39
It's not redundant, it's 'progressive.'
I guess you're using creative definitions of the two words, but whateva.
The Most Glorious Hack
29-11-2004, 10:40
It's not redundant, it's 'progressive.'
No, redundant.
Mandatory Recycling (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7029604&postcount=14)
Oceanic Waste Dumping (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7029700&postcount=35)
Stop Dumping - Start Cleaning (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7029711&postcount=36)
Ballast Water (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7030116&postcount=53)
Reduction of greenhouse gasses (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7030241&postcount=73)