Thursday, February 16, 2017

DC Trash Problem

Easter is around the corner and all the fun with it will be here before you know it. Though out the day, the family had numerous of bonding moments. These bonding experiences include a day full of conversation and  food.  After all the food, has settled in everyone’s stomachs, the cleanup begins. the dessert and food containers are emptied, the bottles/cans are gathered together. Once everything is straightened up, excess food is either taken home or dumped. What ends up getting dumped, includes all the disposable utensils and one use of cookware. 

According to Toxics Action Center, in 2007, reported that each American discards an average of more than 1,650 pounds of garbage every year, or approximately 4.6 pounds per person each day, nearly double the 1960 average of 2.7 pounds per day. We as individuals are also making an effecting choice on the issue. An example of this is here at Defiance College. Everyday countless students take plastic or Styrofoam to go containers to class. These ends up in the trash. Styrofoam does not degrade well and takes even longer than plastic. These containers can leave a lasting impact on the environment. There are numerous ways to fix this issue. Tune in next week to see some of the ways to combat the trash problem on campus and in the world/community in general.




2 comments:

  1. I never have thought about all the styrofoam containers everybody uses/throws away! The only thing I saw grammatically was "full of conversation and food. " in between "and" and "food" there was an extra space, other than that good idea to have a continuation of "Anything" blogs!

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  2. very interesting I never really noticed this issue until it was stated.
    Grammatically and structure everything seems ok nothing major other than what was pointed out.

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