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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Recycling; word with unknown meaning

It's not a long time since I got in my new university and something that I noticed is that there are no recycle bins in the near area. I tried to look for places where to put recycling items but the only thing I found is a kind of "bin" in some grocery stores where people can put glass bottles and receive some money back.

I was disappointed.

My mother was always trying one way or the other to reduce our rubbish to minimum amount. She always recycled paper, glass, aluminum even plastic and disposed them to the nearest recycling bin, which was located just outside on the main street. The entire family had to get used to this procedure since you need two bins, one for the things that can be recycled and another for the rest.

That is something that everyone can do. Go out and discover your nearest recycling facility or bin. Separate your trash (would recommend having them in two different places so as not to look in your trash for the recycled ones) and bring them to the recycle bin whenever you have time. A good example is what I mentioned above about the glass bottles. These special "bins"give a very small amount of money back in exchange for glass bottles. Even if the money are not much it might make a difference for some people. this way everyone can help in the recycling process and will earn some money from it.

I Acknowledge that this might not be very time saving or easy to do. It depends on everyone to see that this might not be much but it surely is a move towards helping the environment.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Great start! Excellent design and this is exactly what we want in terms of a post. Good mix of personal experience and addressing your topic.

"be the change" said...

I agree. Both your layout and your words are beautiful - plus, you are making the world a better place!

Anonymous said...

At first when I began to recycle it was a bit time consuming, but after doing it for a few months it began to be second nature, and I cannot go back. I am glad that you are trying to show the importance of protecting our environment. For us to reap goodness from the environment, we must first be good to it. Great post. Keep it up