Since we are already so deep into the plastic mess, there some steps we
could to take individually, as a family, a community etc. to help deal with
this mess…
We should make
‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ our
daily moto
Recycling is one of the most
useful environmental practices.
Besides reducing piles of garbage -- recycling protects habitat and
biodiversity, and saves energy, water, and resources such as trees etc.
Recycling also cuts global warming pollution from manufacturing, landfilling
and incinerating.
By Reducing the amount
of stuff we buy in the first place, and Reusing
what we can, we also reduce the environmental harm associated with acquiring
raw materials and manufacturing
Some tips!
·
Purchase paper plates and paper cups rather than plastic ones for your
next function, picnic, party etc.
·
Make it easier for the family by placing bins for recycling around the
home and or office.
·
Reuse paper, plastic, glass – containers, bags, tins, boxes etc.
·
There are some food stores, food take aways, pharmacies that use paper
bags, try to reuse these when you can.
·
And the big one at the moment don’t forget to carry your own bags when
you go out shopping - cloth, paper or plastic if you are already sitting with a
stack of it…imagine the big smile you’ll have on your face when you tell the
cashier, “No” to the plastic bag/packet that is being offered!
We have to start weening ourselves off from accepting another plastic
bag.
Let us work together… Let’s please say “No” to plastic bags/packets!
Remember, once you accept
that bag, you are now liable for the rest of its future (will you hide it away
in the cupboard or will you pass it onto to someone else or reuse it or will it
go straight into the bin? 
Whichever
route we take…it will end up in a landfill-further sickening Mother Earth or our precious oceans. 
