| Reduce-Reuse-Recycle |
| Written by Rebecca Odenkirk | |
| Tuesday, 03 February 2009 | |
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The goal of this article is to inform and inspire you to live a more environmentally aware lifestyle. We have come to take for granted the luxuries of clean water and safe food. Our indifference is contaminating our water, food, and soil. Even the air that we breathe is quickly becoming saturated with pollution. Don't think that just because you live in a rural area, that you are safe from toxic influences. Fertilizers and pesticides have leached from your soil into your water sources, contaminating dairy products, meat and garden produce.
The goal of this article is to inform and inspire you to live a more environmentally aware lifestyle. We have come to take for granted the luxuries of clean water and safe food. Our indifference is contaminating our water, food, and soil. Even the air that we breathe is quickly becoming saturated with pollution. Don't think that just because you live in a rural area, that you are safe from toxic influences. Fertilizers and pesticides have leached from your soil into your water sources, contaminating dairy products, meat and garden produce. Now that we are aware of what we've been doing to our planet, its time to make some changes in our lifestyle. Each one of us produces 4.6 pounds of waste per day, according to the EPA. Product obsolescence has trained us all into repetitive buying. Repairing or repurposing is more earth friendly. Reducing our purchasing, reusing what we already have, and recycling things back into the manufacturing stream will conserve and protect our natural resources. Less waste created means less trash in our dumps. Walking more and driving less is good for your waisteline and for our planet. It also saves money. Vehicle and industrial exhaust are major contributors to global warming. Our dependence on foreign oil has become an economic and security risk. Drilling and mining is polluting Mother Earth and us. We do have alternatives. Healthier, safer, and more eco-friendly manufacturing processes are desperately and immediately needed. Why should we accept living in a polluted world, when it is so easy to live greener? Creating a greener lifestyle can be simple. Start with the small things. Recycle your soda cans and water bottles, or carry a reusable mug to the coffee shop. Save money by cleaning with vinegar and baking soda. Walk or ride a bicycle to the corner grocery. Simply by eating or wearing organic products, you can protect the earth from pesticides and fertilizers. The planet our children inherit should be better than the one we we born into. Reducing, reusing and recycling will help to clean up our Earth, and insure that our children and grandchildren will live a healthier life on a healthier planet. The Article Author: Rebecca Odenkirk is webmaster and author for ReduceReuseRecycle.biz and active in eco friendly causes. You can read her articles at ReduceReuseRecycle.biz |
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