It was decided that there was a definite need for some signage at the site as well as a new site office for the gatekeeper. The one sign at the site entrance was small, hidden behind a tree and not very visible.
Once we started designing signs for the dump it became pretty apparent that we were going to need more than one sign and we would have to prioritise our messages. In the end at least six signs were designed to be placed around the site as well as in known illegal dumping grounds around town.
The main messages that we wanted to put across to dump site users were that we were increasing the cost of disposal of waste, increasing the opening hours and most importantly discouraging people from burning waste onsite.
You would think that painting some signs and erecting them would be an easy project to see through. However, this project was to take a mammoth amount of time. Our deadline of October 1st to implement the new opening hours and waste charges came and went and only the site entrance signs detailing these changes were the only ones to be erected before that time. In hindsight we were grateful for such a small victory.
The signs themselves took at least 3 and a half months to paint and erect mainly due to funding issues and lack of manpower available. Quite frustrating if you think this probably should have taken no more than a month from start to finish in normal circumstances if we had done them ourselves. And that would be learning to weld as well!
The site office was built in a piecemeal basis and is still not complete as of December, still requiring a screen door, a lick of paint and a bit of weatherproofing on the roof. We will get there, eventually, but its a great example of how slowly things are done here and likely a very good indicator of how things will pan out for the future of the project.
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| Cardboard Recycling Area. Will start a Scrap Metal Recycling Area in the new year. |
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| We may be winning the war against fire. Or maybe not. |
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| Site Entrance. |
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| Site Entrance, Bislama. |
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| What did I say about burning? What dont you understand about this instruction? |
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| Too much information? |
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| One of our illegal dumping signs. Recording equipment hidden from view. |
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| Ach, spot the typos. |
