Rubbish . . . .

As all of you who visit Bardsey are aware, anything that is brought on to the island has eventually to be taken off or burnt. For example, all food and its packaging that arrives creates a lot of potential waste. Whilst some of it can be recycled, a great deal never leaves and this then has to be disposed of here. Bardsey does not have its own recycling centre so everything that gets left behind has to be burnt. I really think that we all should be more aware of what we bring on to Bardsey, but more importantly, what we leave behind.

Jim has just spent a pungent afternoon burning lots of packaging from around the Observatory in the incinerator in the corner of Cristin yard. While he enjoyed having a tidy up, it made us both think hard about what we consume.

Elaine