recycling
How green can you go?
October 25, 2008
We’ve heard from a lot of people who are “powering down” their households in various ways, taking mass transit or shopping more carefully. But some people in are taking it farther, way farther.
A recent article in the New York Times profiles several “fully green” citizens, who are totally committed to reducing their carbon footprints. Sharon Astyk, who lives in a farmhouse in Knox, NY, has unplugged the family refrigerator and plays catch with her six-year-old son instead of making the long drive to a baseball league. Jay Matsueda goes without heat or air conditioning in his Culver City, California condominium, and runs his 1983 Mercedes on waste cooking oil. Anita Lavine reuses Ziploc and other plastic bags — for up to a year. Some people find this behavior extreme. If you think just about anything can be recycled or reused, “you may be ‘carborexic,’” the article quipped. But environmentalists like David Gershon, author of Low Carbon Diet, applaud this vanguard for setting an example the rest of us might aspire to. What do you think?
I recycle everything!
Submitted by Tina from Fairmount, INOn October 13, 2008 - 23:13
I recycle everything the county recycling center will accept, even though it means that I have to load up the car every couple months to haul my glass, paper, cans, magazines. metals, plastics, batteries, and broken electronic equipment 20 miles to the next town. I figured one big trip makes up for the gas used and gases released.
It's time for a change
Submitted by Terri from Whittier, CAOn October 13, 2008 - 23:08
I have noticed changes in our weather, but am still not sure if those changes are a direct result of global warming. I do, however, feel it is time for a change. Several years ago, I changed all the light bulbs in the house to compact fluorescents. When I purchase things, I choose glass or cans instead of plastic whenever possible.
