Responsible Waste Management

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:44:34 +0000

Most of us dispose of our waste materials without ever thinking about what happens to them when we have discarded them. We breeze through the day, tossing trash and refuse here and there, with little concern for where it will wind up.

Inappropriate waste disposal is irresponsible waste disposal. In this day and age, not putting the garbage in its proper place is inexcusable. There are all sorts of options available to consumers, from recycling to composting.

During the course of your day, take note as to where you are tossing your waste. At home, at work, or even in the public park there are generally choices to be made as to which container to use. Be sure to put recycling where it should go and other waste in the most responsible place.

You can begin a green waste management policy as a small step. Start at home by making sure the recycling goes into its proper bin. After a while you can extend your green policy to include backyard composting. Composting will take your rotten foodstuffs and turn them into rich fertile soil for planting.

If your place of employment has a less than eco-friendly waste management, you can suggest they look into something better. Perhaps management would consider bringing in a consultant to discuss how they manage waste now and how it might become more efficient, and even cost effective, to consider a green approach.

Think about how much waste you generate from the beginning of the day to its end. Waste management affects every aspect of our daily lives. From breakfast to bedtime, we consume. When we consume, we create waste in every form – from banana peels to empty plastic bottles. Imagine how much good you can do the environment just by practicing responsible waste management.

One of the best things about eco-friendly waste management is that it becomes habitual. Once most people begin recycling, they get caught up in it and often pass the habit to family members and friends.

You need not fill your house from top to bottom with different color bins for disposal and recycling. Most cities provide two or three different trash containers, generally separating plastic, paper, and metal. These containers are easily placed with your garbage cans, (which you should learn to use less) on the back porch, in the back yard, or some other unobtrusive part of the property.

Simply tossing everything into the garbage can is outrageous at this point in our history. Materials need to be separated at the time of disposal, for transport to the proper facilities.

It really takes very little time to do something so important as to help save the planet through responsible waste management.

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Things you can do in your Yard to Help the Environment

admin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:08:41 +0000

In Your Yard

Avoid using leaf blowers and other dust-producing equipment.

Use an electric lawn- mower instead of a gas-powered one.

Leave grass clippings on the yard-they decompose and return nutrients to the soil.

Use recycled wood chips as mulch to keep weeds down, retain moisture and prevent erosion.

Use only the required amount of fertilizer.

Minimize pesticide use.

Create a wildlife habitat in your yard.

Water grass early in the morning.

Rent or borrow items like ladders, chain saws, party decorations and others that are seldom used.

Take actions that use non hazardous components (e.g., to ward off pests, plant marigolds in a garden instead of using pesticide).

Put leaves in a compost heap instead of burning them or throwing them away. Yard debris too large for your compost bin should be taken to a yard-debris recycler.

[source: (SEQL) Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life - seql.org/100ways.cfm ]

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