2006-08-11 06:40:00 · 12 answers · asked by tcm. :) 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Earth Day
I have a small car that's almost 5 years old now. Hybrids are still expensive, and the extra stuff they put in adds so much weight, it wouldn't be worth it unless I did a lot of city driving. Maybe cities should use hybrid technology for buses and taxis.
Anyway, I've been recycling for more than 10 years now. I tend to pull things out of the trash my husband puts in, and put them in recycling. We actually need a larger recycling bin than our trash can we put out on the curb.
I also compost kitchen and yard scraps. I've been doing that more than 5 years now.
I buy things that last, and try to avoid stuff with excessive packaging whenever possible. Instead of throwing out old stuff, I take it to a thrift store. I vote for environmental candidates. I don't litter, and I remind my kids to put their trash in a pocket and wait for a trash can, rather than just drop it anywhere. My kids are almost as environmentally aware as I am.
2006-08-11 06:52:04 · answer #1 · answered by Terisu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We recycle as much as possible, glass, plastic, papers, cardboard boxes from food, etc. It is an easy habit to get into.
No hybrid car for us yet.
2006-08-11 09:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by mom-o-3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recycling can not "save" the Earth - in elementary terms controlling human inhabitants and searching sparkling skill will do this. As for the "3-Rs" it extremely is greater helpful to decrease or reuse packaging. Recycling makes use of up various skill in itself, so it extremely is high priced and not so reliable for the ambience. in elementary terms specific metals are of any actual value to industry. For the different stuff, you would be shocked to examine what number cities basically burn it. Plastic burns at an extremely extreme warmth, so it extremely is oftentimes basically dumped into an incinerator. And if something burns at a extreme warmth, it burns exceedingly sparkling. (I have been given this the help of an environmental reporter) I additionally visited a polystyrene (plastic) recycling production unit on a college holiday as quickly as. They mentioned not one of the textile may well be used for food packaging. maximum of it is going into storage packing containers which they dye black.
2016-12-17 09:06:13 · answer #3 · answered by gerrit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wanted a hybrid but everyone said no, I'm waiting for the next gen ones.
I do recycle!
2006-08-11 06:45:28 · answer #4 · answered by wing_gundam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I recycle and even have our
office assist in recycling. I purchase
a wide assortment of environmental
products.
2006-08-11 13:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by tychi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we recycle our newspapers
can't afford a hybrid car
2006-08-11 08:20:09 · answer #6 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I recycle is bad jokes.
2006-08-11 22:31:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My truck gets about 9 miles to the gallon. As of lately I am not recycling.
2006-08-11 07:12:48 · answer #8 · answered by TM 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Irishmen recycle Guinness most efficiently - it ends up back in the water system almost immediately.
2006-08-12 00:26:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids and I recycle empty plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Of course, they keep the money we get from it.
2006-08-11 22:05:34 · answer #10 · answered by just me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋