Things that do not help the environment, but citizens think they do
Everyone cares about the environment and tries to help out by doing things that citizens think will help the environment. Some of the things citizens do to help, do not help at all. Here is a list of things that do not help the environment.
1. Recycling things "just in case"
Across the country, the average contamination rate was calculated at 16 percent. Citizens are recycling products that are non-recyclable. China announced that it would no longer take our recyclables, therefore new policies are being created. Where you live depends on what you can recycle.
2. Recycling plastic bags
Plastic bags can not be put into a regular recycling bin because most of the time they end up going to a landfill. Now, plastic bags are recyclable, but you must put them into a designated plastic bag recycling bin. Most of the time at grocery stores there are bins where you can recycle your plastic bags.
3. Tote bags
Research was done by the Administration of Environment and Food of Denmark and they discovered it takes more resources to make a tote bag compared to cheap polyethylene. If you already have tote bags, it is best to keep them.
4. Organic cotton
Organic cotton bags are 20,000 times more "resource-hungry" than a regular plastic bag, then an organic cotton bag is not a good choice.
We can find more ways to save the Earth so the environment stays clean and healthy. I believe that more research should be done so the Earth can be saved from going to trash.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2019/08/09/things-environmentally-friendly-actually-not-tote-bags/#.XW7LjChKjIV
We can find more ways to save the Earth so the environment stays clean and healthy. I believe that more research should be done so the Earth can be saved from going to trash.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2019/08/09/things-environmentally-friendly-actually-not-tote-bags/#.XW7LjChKjIV
I believe this is a really great topic to bring about because I feel like if we are truly willing to make a change in our environment, we should be willing to make the best change. Therefore, it is a good thing for all of us to be educated on what exact consequences come from our actions. As well as have the knowledge to be able to tell the difference between actions in which we really are protecting our environment for the better or those in which we aren't but still claim to be so doing.
ReplyDeleteBeing informed on the proper ways and what to recycle is important bringing up the use of reusable tote bags. These bags do require a wide variety of resources to make, but if the bag is created with managed resources is it truly bad for the environment?
ReplyDeleteThis is a very useful article for everybody to read. These are simple mistakes that most people probably make and think they are doing good for the environment, but could actually be hurting it. We need to be more educated on what we can do to help save our planet. I hope that more articles like this one become popular, so that we can start to make better changes.
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