Keeping Our Planet Healthy Through Recycling

The warnings are all clear and well-known; globalvisible for years, but are now just an outline as
warming, overflowing landfills, acid rain, are just afar as we can see.  Another sign of global
few of the aftereffects of our misuse to motherwarming was portrayed in Al Gore’s movie,
earth.  In many cases we are not recyclingAn Inconvenient Truth, which depicted that many
because it is the cool or popular thing to do,cities miles inland would be looking at water front
actually we recycle because it is a necessity forproperty one day soon without having to move.
commerce and replenishment of our planet.Up to this point we have been careless with the
When you hear the term recycling come up, youway are treating our ecosystem and now is the
should try and think of the whole idea of -->time to revolutionize.  The days of us leaving our
Reduce --> Reuse --> Recycletrash behind to rot on our soil are over because
Common sense says that if you don’t needwe are getting full and have to learn to use less
it, don’t buy it.  If it is a must, then getmaterial and more importantly learn to find a way
something that can be recycled later on.  What Ito reuse more of those old goods.
have mentioned are all concepts that you haveIf you have a monthly bill statement many
heard before, yet there are plenty of people thatcompanies allow you to opt-in for paperless billing
do not pay attention or realize the bigger picturewhere they can email you the bill electronically
surrounding their daily lives.  It is not necessarysaving millions of paper mailings in the process. 
to put recycling logos or signs everywhere to letUse linen napkins that can be washed and reused
you know what is or isn’t recyclable, orinstead of paper based napkins.  These are a
where you should recycle. It takes a little initiativefew ideas that can go a long way in helping to
and slight brain power to figure out what you arereduce waste.  If you would like to find out more
doing and the after effects that will take place. about scrap metal recycling you can always check
Pay attention to the all the aluminum cans andout for more information.  Just remember, be
material that are scattered along the medians onmindful of what you do and if we all do our part,
roadways or around your neighborhood sidewalks.we will make a big difference for the benefit of
In regards to the bigger picture there are signseveryone’s future.
such as the snow caps melting that have been