Saving the planet is not based on buying the more expensive products that claim to be eco-friendly. The little things we do on a daily basis all add up to a bigger problem. A fact from the Environmental Protection Agency found that around eightty percent of American's "garbage" is recyclable. This is simply not acceptable. I recycle at my home. I understand what it takes to keep up recycling. It does not take much time or aggravation to do so. There are places to recycle in just about every city. Even if you do not want to take your own recycling, in some cities they provide a curbside recycling which is similar to that of picking up garbage. You simply leave a binon your curb along side your garbage and it is picked up straight from your home. For more information on how to make this possible and check your cities' availability, click on this link http://www.therecyclingcenter.info/recyclefromhome.html. Another wayto get rid of unecessary waste in your trash is to sort it for what can naturally decompose. A easy way to take care of your decomposable trash is a compost. Making a compost is very simple and easy to maintain, steps to making a compost are easy to follow. Everyone is capable of making their own compost.By taking these few little steps our world could be better off and face it. you know you would feel better knowing you are doing a good thing for the environment.
The two main things that drew me to your blog was the title and the really cool picture. I wanted to further read to know what you were talking about with the title 'what is more important'. I like that you pointed out simple ways to help our envirnment without buying expensive things such as eco cars and solar powered panels. I think to help you with a more solid argument you could have given more ideas of little things we could do to help save the planet.
ReplyDeleteI found an interesting list of things at this website: http://www.50waystohelp.com/
I’m also responding to your second blog because there is something I thought you’d get a kick out of. Have you heard about the Frito-Lay company ditching the Sun-Chips’ biodegradable bag? Yeah. They did. Now, as the article on food.change.org (Article: http://food.change.org/blog/view/sunchips_ditches_compostable_bags_because_theyre_too_noisy) mentioned, “five out of six of Sun-Chips' varieties will come packaged in the company's former, non-recyclable bags, while Sun-Chips "Original"-flavored chips will remain in the biodegradable packaging.” Isn’t that insane? The Frito-Lay company is getting right of their Sun-Chips’ biodegradable bag just because it’s too “noisy.” I’ve also have some experience with those bags, but, come on, it’s not THAT bad. Still, it’s funny, you know? You’re talking about how we, as Americans, can save the planet by recycling and how easy it is, yet American consumers go and complain about biodegradable packaging being terribly “NOISY.” But Americans want green products, right? I’d like to think so, but, as the article states that we want them “just not if they're a bit too small (as is the case with Smart Cars); give off kind of a funny-colored glow (like CFL lightbulbs); or produce too much noise as we're stuffing our faces with salty snacks (SunChips, we're looking at you)”. Thus, we’re too comfortable with the status-quo that we’re afraid of change in the smallest ways! It’s unbelievable. So all the more power to you!
ReplyDeleteI love Earth! I wish that everyone was more passionate about this topic so that we can reverse the negative effects that the Earth is currently undergoing. The entire "Go Green" campaigning with many different companies are really trying to help the environment. Their prices are higher on products (laundry detergents, dish washer detergents, and cleaning products) because manufacturing is more expensive, but when consumers by those "green" products instead of the original harmful products, consumers are really casting a vote. Consumers vote to survey what matters most to them: the fact that they can help the environment or just get what they need and continue. If consumers would only buy the "green" products, companies would start making more of those because they see that that is what their consumers are demanding, and in turn begin helping the environment. So I have to disagree with your first statement claiming that "saving the planet is not based on buying the more expensive products that claim to be eco-friendly" because buying the expensive products will start a domino effect. Even though this is not the only way to help the environment, it definitely does make a a big contribution. We can all reduce our carbon footprint. How come you did not introduce what carbon footprint was to your readers? This could add to your next post! If interested, here is a link to provide insight: http://www.carbonfootprint.com/carbonfootprint.html.
ReplyDeleteHere is one where you can even generate your OWN carbon footprint:http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator/. This was a great article though! SAVE THE EARTH!
Your blog caught my attention by the picture you chose. I, myself, have been raised to recycle and use a compost. My parents would buy more eco-friendly things, but now that I am a college student, some things are hard to afford. For someone new to recycling, reading this article would be an eye-opener. Also, the links you provided were right on target and it'd be very useful for people to read them.
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