Recycle

Ever since the human race began, we have been a species of recyclers. We used to use anything and everything that was available to us. Now we have ten year olds asking their parents for the latest and greatest cell phone because their old one isn't "in" anymore. We exchange VHS for DVD and now DVD for BluRay or whatever new fangled disc they have available. We get a new cell phone every time a "cooler" one comes out. We buy a new car every year because our old one didn't have a pre-installed navigation system when we only drive our kids to school everyday. What happened to the age old rule of "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle"? Fortunately, there are businesses out there that are aware of the diminishing ozone and have decided to change the way they run things. "Patagonia and Act2 turn old plastic bottles (and their own old garments) into clothing and consumer goods" according to TheGoodHuman.com. Farmers have always practiced some form of recycling by growing crops to feed both themselves and their animals. The animals eat the crops, digest it and leave manure. The manure can be made into compost to re-grow the crops that then feed the animals and so on. The bottom line is that our society needs to revert back to our old ways.

We need to practice better habits such as buying more durable items that will last rather than cheap, plastic products. As a society, the world can be helped by just making a few small changes every day. As mentioned in a previous post (Reducing Your Carbon Footprint), making a difference can mean changing the light bulbs in your house. I believe we should instill new guidelines for businesses to follow. Companies that can recycle their waste should be rewarded for bettering the environment. Toyota has been able to make eight of their plants zero landfill targets. Those plants don't send any waste to landfills! Can you imagine if every company in the world could do that? Well, that's a little unrealistic but if every car company could manage to do something similar, the environment would be in much better shape. We have the power to change the world. So why not start now?