We've spent lots of time over the last couple of weeks presenting our landfill program to elementary students and putting garbage in the context of the past, present and future.
Students studied "garbology" by participating in an archeological garbage dig of "garbage past" and "garbage present" to find similarities and differences in what we discard. The most impactful was a trip through the garbage graveyard to see "garbage future". Things like glass and plastic are "eternally ours" even after they reach their final resting place in a landfill. Landfills are designed to isolate garbage from the rest of the environment, limiting the amount of sunlight, moisture and air. Without these elements, decomposition occurs at a much slower rate.
As you celebrate the 41st anniversary of Earth Day, will you make a commitment in the coming year to:
- Reduce the amount of garbage you create.
- Reuse and donate more, giving your discards a second chance.
- Recycle everything you can, everywhere you are (even if it's inconvenient). Speak up and speak out. Ask for more recycling opportunities in places where recycling is not currently available.
- Buy fewer and fewer overpackaged, wasteful products.
- Compost food scraps and yard waste.
- Conserve ALL our natural resources. It's good to be green to keep our Earth clean; it's also important to be blue because our water is important too.
- Close the loop! Support recycling programs and purchase products made from recycled materials.
let us celebrate the clean nature!
Posted by: freelance writing jobs | January 31, 2012 at 10:24 AM