Yes, I know I bang on about this most years- but it is important . In a couple of months time, all sorts of people we be going to Scotland for COP2021, to discuss climate change- and a big factor in that is the amount of stuff which we waste. Every other week, David Attenborough pops up on TV telling us how our waste is killing the oceans, and harming the ecological balance. And every single one of us is part of the problem - but also part of the solution. Now I have three grandchildren, I am more than ever concerned that the world they will inherit should be in a better state than it is now.
During Zero Waste Week I am going to share a few of the things I have been doing here in Norfolk since retirement. As they say in 'edu-speak', "I am working towards my goals". I do not believe it is possible to achieve 100% zero waste, but I can do my best. If you have any good ideas, do please share them with the rest of us.As the poster says, small changes, big impact
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DeleteHi, thank you for the reminder- I'll do a post with some ideas in the week which you are welcome to share if it doesn't double up on anything you write this week. It's so important!
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DeleteI am with you all the way Angela. I was so pleased when we went to the market on Saturday to see the greengrocer was using paper bags!! They are now folded and in the shed to be repurposed. It does annoy me to see so much stuff wrapped in polythene. Cucumbers are my pet hate, they shrink wrap them which makes them go mouldy, I always take it off before I put them in the fridge.
ReplyDeletePerhaps we should start a campaign in support of Naked Cucumbers
DeleteApart from the obvious like plastic wrap and endless plastic packaging, I often feel that our affluence has a lot to do with the problem. When I was a child, it was a joy at Christmas to go to a storefront and see an animated display. Now, stores in North America are full of animated Santas and giant inflatables for individuals to display in and outside their homes. As for helium balloons - we will soon become short of the finite amount of helium that is left, which is necessary for all kinds of legitimate uses, even in health care! And those rubber balloons that used to be released in hundreds get eaten by wildlife! Don't get me started on fireworks, either! I feel like a party-pooper but we need a place to live and breathe clean air and drink clean water!
ReplyDeleteI feel very strongly that people should be made more aware of the helium issue. If all those brides who festoon their reception venue with balloons realised that in a few years time, someone they love might need lifesaving helium in the operating theatre, perhaps they'd reconsider their decorations
DeleteI generally try to reuse and recycle, but, I realize that I do probably generate quite a bit of trash, every week (litter box cleanings are not something I would want to recycle or reuse!). I will, however, keep tabs on what I do dispose of, this week, in addition to the litter box cleanings! :)
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