Going Green Principles
By guest writer, Cindy L, Webmaster of all-recycling-facts.com
Wondering if there are any going green principles that you can adopt to live a green life?
Definitely!
First of all, it is important to understand the meaning of going green. It is not restricted to specific activities like recycling or buying eco friendly products. In fact, it extends to all the possible efforts and ways of living that protect or minimize harm to the natural environmental and is sustainable for the earth.
So that means that if you take a little and be creative, you can discover many ways of http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/eco-green-living.html
Nevertheless, there are 5 principles that you should bear in mind.
I will touch on my favorite principle which is to reduce consumption and waste.
With today’s culture of consumerism, goods (including amenities like electricity) are being produced, consumed and then discarded at rates that are unconceivable. In the process, our human population is using up earth’s resources and producing waste and pollution at rates that have become unsustainable. If we do not start doing something now to undo this upward trend, in no time, our earth would be unlivable.
In your going green efforts to live a more sustainable life, the principle of “Reduce Reuse Recycle” cannot be over-emphasized.
“Reduce”, “Reuse” and “Recycle”, or the three ‘R’s, have been aligned into a hierarchy to illustrate the most effective plan of action for waste management practices. Reducing consumption and waste production is the first and most effective step, followed by reusing, and finally recycling. In other words, it is not enough just to recycle.
It is important to reduce our consumption, for the world would then need to use less energy and resources, and in the process we would create less waste and pollution (whether in the manufacturing process, or through waste disposal).
We also need to reuse more, as reusing helps us reduce our consumption of new materials (that also consumes energy and creates pollution in the process of extraction), as well as reduce the waste that we create as an entire population.
And eventually, we also need to recycle, as recycling helps us divert valuable resources (that would otherwise have contributed to pollution) from the waste disposal systems and allows us to reuse the materials in unwanted items to make new items.
So, do you part for the earth today, and put the going green principle of “Reduce Reuse Recycle” into practice. Be conscious of what you consume – minimize your consumption and the carbon footprint you leave behind. Reuse whatever you can, and send the rest for recycling instead of for dumping. And encourage those around you to do the same!
You may not be able to do all the going green that the Earth needs, but the Earth needs all that YOU can do for her! Don’t underestimate your role. Start today.
The “Reduce Reuse Recycle” principle is just one of the principles for eco green living that you can adopt. Read about the remaining 4 http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/what-does-going-green-mean.html
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