I am an escapist. As I read through Heather's multiple findings I must admit to entertaining the idea (more than once) to clap my hands over my ears and make noises to avoid "hearing" any more information on the health risks of my cell phone. I realize this kind of behavior can be dangerous, but I prefer living in a world with a silver lining. As I have recuperated from this information overdose, I realize that I can take this information and use it to my advantage. I can easily store my phone in a place away from my body and I can limit the time I spend using it.
In my findings on recycling and packaging I have made some decisions. However, I also ran into the problem of information overload. Within the overwhelming amounts of information I found; alternate ideas were expressed often. There is a landfill crisis, there isn't a landfill crisis. Recycling is expensive, benefits of recycling outweigh the cost. Each article was backed with information and statistics, so at first I was left feeling a little bewildered. In my continuing search for information about being a more informed consumer, I know that there are things I can do to make less of an impact on the environment. I think everyone agrees that garbage isn't pretty, it looks and smells bad. So whatever I can do to lesson the amount of garbage that my home produces, the better. I do support my local recycling program, however they do not accept glass, so I have been throwing my glass away. Glass takes, approximately, one million years to break down. I will now save my glass containers and take them to a receptacle. I have already purchased my own reusable bags ($1.99 at Kohl's and less if you a percentage off coupon, which my mom usually does). I am also looking into creating my own compost.
When Shopping, I will look for recyclable packaging, larger packages v. individual packages, bulk foods and organic foods.
Bibliography:
1. "Curbside Recycling - Earth911.com." Earth911.com - Find Recycling Centers and Learn How To Recycle. 30 Mar. 2009
2. McConnell, Rita. "What’s in Your Garbage? | Neutral Existence LLC." Stop Global Warming | Neutral Existence LLC. 19 Apr. 2009
3. "Recycling Facts - A Recycling Revolution." Ask.com Search Engine - Better Web Search. 30 Mar. 2009
4. "Shipping and packaging articles." Home Page: California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). 19 Apr. 2009
5. "Tammy the Turkey's shoppers' check list." Tiki the Penguin's home page - for kids and for the planet. 19 Apr. 2009
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