As a mother of two young children, I can clearly see the need to recycle, to reduce-reuse-recycle, as the slogan goes, for several reasons. There are tons of waste created everyday in this country, and let's face it...we're going to run out of room eventually. All of this trash doesn't just dissolve into the ground, never to be seen again. Much of it will stay in the dumps 'til the end of time...things like that glass bottle, that old soda can or that candle that burned down to a "useless" pile of wax. This stuff could be, and should be, put to other uses. Also, teaching ourselves and our children to recycle -to reuse- promotes frugality and thriftiness, which are always good skills to have. And, creative recycling encourages alternative ways of thinking and helps promote togetherness, through the sharing of ideas.
One person can't make a difference, you say? Wrong!!! So maybe you save a small bag of garbage/recycleables or so every week just by recycling? Wait til your neighbor or your cousin checks out what you've been doing with all this stuff...chances are, they'll say "how clever," and go home and try it themselves, or they'll be inspired to do something a little different. Well, right there, you've inspired others to recycle, and no longer is it just one little person trying to do a good deed. And already, there are a few more items being reused. Soon, it's a widespread art, and a whole lot of recycling is going on!!! On a larger scale, think of all the things that are going on around us...tire swings, mulched tractor tires for soft landings at the playground, recycled paper, bins for recycling plastic bags at the grocery store, and, well...you get the idea. And this all started because one person was brave enough to look at things through new eyes.
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