2006-10-15 05:47:01 · 11 answers · asked by kate_souter 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I try to.....will recycle my empty wine bottle tom.......xx
2006-10-15 05:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not really.
I don't recycle - we don't have great facilities in my area for that - you'd have to drive miles to the nearest recycling bins (at the tip) and surely that creates just as much pollution.
If the council brought in recycling bins as part of refuse disposal etc I'd use them but unless they do I don't have the time or money to go out of my way to do it.
We are pretty poor and have to makedo with only the basics - we can't afford to install all this "eco friendly" equipment and if the government want us to do it then they can pay for it.
I'm expecting a baby and keep being told that reusable nappies are better than disposables. Yeah and the ready made reusables cost £6 each! You need 20 of the first size to start off with and then within 3 weeks/months baby will have grown out of them and you need another 20! How thew hell are we supposed to pay for that outlay?? Plus we do not have a tumble drier and would have nowhere to dry the things and there is no "nappy laundering service" in my area.
If the government want to implement these things and subsidise them then yeah I'll live an eco friendly life. But unless they do I have neither the time nor money.
Never mind, theres enough of you green do gooders living eco friendly.
2006-10-15 07:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't buy new furniture, Ziploc bags or plastic stuff. The reduce is the key in reduce, reuse, recycle. We consume so much that we are affecting our environment. One man won't make a huge difference but 6 billion will. I live in 400 sq ft space because that's all I need. I only buy things I actually need which excludes things like dvds, fast food, or anything I'll have to replace in a year or less. If anything I do can ensure that my retirement will be as comfortable as the folks retiring today (meaning I'll have clean air, access to food/water and the Tank Girl scenerio won't be playing out) I'm willing to say no to "luxury" items. Find out where your food comes from, was it shipped from 3,000 miles away (talk about a waste of resources) and think about all of the products you use, where they come from and how many things you buy that you never use. Read "What to Eat" by Marion Nestle. Shop at your local thrift store, it's cheap, it's recycling and it's for a good cause.
2006-10-15 06:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by natureiseverywhere 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course I'm eco friendly. I did a cost-benefit analysis of recycling in my neighborhood. I found out that recycling uses more resources than it saves! Thus, I am not recycling and I encourage others not to recycle. I'm trying to have the program stopped in my community.
Save the earth's resources!!!
2006-10-15 05:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by WJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I recycle paper, cans, bottles, even food leftovers. I use public transport, bike or walk. I eat only free range chicken and eggs, dolphin-friendly tuna and organic meat. But I live in Finland and almost everybody in Scandinavia is doing it, environmental awareness in this part of the world is very high.
2006-10-15 08:36:34 · answer #5 · answered by Rowena D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do my best by walking when I can, re-cyling and buying Organic and eco friendly products.
But as a nurse worry about the amount of latex and plastic I throw away,
2006-10-15 05:49:49 · answer #6 · answered by puffy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. I don't litter ever but I hate to separate my recycleables so I throw everything in the trash. I have heard that recycling uses more fuel and power than creating from new anyway so I don't bother.
2006-10-15 05:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by cadodevine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe the controls and guidelines in environmental regards are commonly absent in the mining market. They make token efforts, yet in the top the authorities is extra in touch with the commercial reward of mines over their environmental impacts. i believe mining practices might want to very much be better to prevent and minimise truly some the degradation. Mining in no sense is "solid" for the organic ecosystem, notwithstanding it has many pros (and cons too) for the commercial gadget and society, that are both as important on the ecosystem (regrettably right this moment the commercial reward reaped commonly advise the different factors are "handed over")
2016-12-04 20:46:55 · answer #8 · answered by eichelberger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not bothered. I don't have enough ego to think that my life in any way affects the force of nature.
2006-10-15 05:50:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope because ill be dead by the time the ice caps melt and drown me =]
2006-10-15 05:54:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋