MaureenReading Response #11-Earth 911
Looking for a place to recycle almost anything? The website Earth 911 breaks down products and product packaging into recyclable units. Entering a physical address and a zip code provides the reader with detailed information on recycling facilities available near your residence.
Materials are broken down into distinct categories for easy reference. How to reuse specific products is explained in detail. The website is loaded with many practical ideas about how individuals can reduce their carbon footprint in everyday ways. An awareness of products that can be recycled when that product is purchased gives the reader valuable information about the actual life of that purchase. Modern day consumers are living in the disposable age. Landfills are abundant with products that could have been recycled and reused, some at considerable savings for the consumer.
In many cases people are not aware of the consequences of discards. This website emphasizes the direct impact recycling has on the environment. A change in attitude, in that new is not necessarily better, is mandatory if we are to lessen our negative environmental impact. This website can direct individuals to behaviors that will affect the earth in a positive way. The limited raw materials our society tosses as trash everyday need to be recycled whenever possible. This site offers practical information that will directly result in positive actions that can be shared with other consumers, and those consumers’ children.
Particularly during this consumer driven holiday season we need to step back from the cash register and reflect on the impact that purchase will have on the environment. The reader is encouraged to reuse gift wrapping and purchase items that are environmentally sound and will last beyond the new year. The Earth 911 website is a practical guide to recycling and dealing with items not generally thought to be recyclable. This website was easy to navigate and has links to many helpful, related sites. It encourages the reader to take an active role and helps them to make that New Year’s resolution of lessening their carbon footprint a reality.
Filed under: Conservation, Fall 2009, Pollution, Reading Response, Recycling, Sustainability
