| To continue the series on Living Green, we certainly | | | | did the same? Now that could be a trend that would |
| cannot deny the importance of recycling early on. | | | | really make a difference. |
| Have you ever stopped to think about how much | | | | Picture the smile on the faces of your children |
| waste is generated on a daily basis by the entire | | | | counting the money that they just collected for |
| planet? Where in the world are we going to put it all? | | | | turning in all those aluminum cans that they have |
| And what about the long term effects it has on our | | | | been saving. My wife and I have stopped disposing |
| environment! The answer to that is really twofold, 1. | | | | of batteries by purchasing a charger for all our small |
| Stop generating so much waste and 2. Recycle as | | | | batteries we use in the house. My wife also |
| much as you possibly can. | | | | purchased canvas shopping bags to replace the paper |
| As individuals and as families, we can do our part to | | | | or plastic decision at check out. Every little bit we do |
| help with both of the issues mentioned above. To | | | | all adds up when put with what everyone else does. |
| reduce our "waste footprint", we can make it a point | | | | We have to be willing to make some changes in our |
| to not purchase or use items that do not come in | | | | behaviors in order to see some great things happen |
| reusable containers. We all know that Styrofoam | | | | in recycling. |
| damages the environment so we should ask for | | | | Did you know that even cars are being recycled? I |
| paper instead. Purchase items in containers that can | | | | saw a lumber yard the other day that specialized in |
| be recycled. If you go online and look for sites on | | | | "used lumber". I guess that means we are recycling |
| "Recycling", you can find lists of things that can and | | | | houses! Well, we really have been when we buy a |
| are being recycled. Just thing about what ends up in | | | | home that has been lived in. Of course one of the |
| our landfills to be buried. | | | | many issues though is that it can be expensive to |
| If we start a compost pile for our garden (for living | | | | recycle certain materials. However, research has |
| green), that would save on waste to be picked up. | | | | shown that the cost is worth it if it will reduce the |
| Anything that we can use again or in a different | | | | amount of materials that end up as waste. |
| fashion would cut down on waste. Many of our | | | | Companies are being encouraged to come up with |
| communities have recycling centers when items can | | | | better packaging methods as well. |
| be taken and dropped off for pickup at a later date. | | | | Until next time when we cover another area of Living |
| Can you imagine the impact if we took a load to the | | | | Green and what we can do in the recycling scheme |
| recycle center every week? What if more families | | | | of things. |