Completely discarded. Chewed on. Full of sand.
I can still picture my friend's face when we turned the corner and the headlights just barely caught site of this black pump on the side of the road. She ran back to grab it, and I knew it was a keeper when I saw the bite marks along the heel. It reminds me that I am so blessed to be surrounded by people who believe in me and support my crazy ideas. :) I love when they get as excited about something as I do.
Here are a few trash stats from the clean air council:
(this list was compiled in 2006)
1. Only about one-tenth of all solid garbage in the United States gets recycled.
2. Every year we fill enough garbage trucks to form a line that would stretch from the earth, halfway to the moon.
3. Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.
4. Only two manmade structures on Earth are large enough to be seen from outer space: the Great wall of China and the Fresh Kills landfill.
I have to admit, making lifestyle changes to protect the earth isn't always easy for me. The time it takes to wash the old soup cans and rinse the milk jug (don't even get me started on the sticky peanut butter jar!) for recycling is sometimes daunting when it's 9pm and all you want to do is sit down after a long day. But this project has inspired me to continue to do it, even on the days when I would rather just throw them in the trash can. I have also switched to using aluminum water bottles for most of the time, which means washing those every night and refilling them in the morning rush.
1. Only about one-tenth of all solid garbage in the United States gets recycled.
2. Every year we fill enough garbage trucks to form a line that would stretch from the earth, halfway to the moon.
3. Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.
4. Only two manmade structures on Earth are large enough to be seen from outer space: the Great wall of China and the Fresh Kills landfill.
I have to admit, making lifestyle changes to protect the earth isn't always easy for me. The time it takes to wash the old soup cans and rinse the milk jug (don't even get me started on the sticky peanut butter jar!) for recycling is sometimes daunting when it's 9pm and all you want to do is sit down after a long day. But this project has inspired me to continue to do it, even on the days when I would rather just throw them in the trash can. I have also switched to using aluminum water bottles for most of the time, which means washing those every night and refilling them in the morning rush.
In the end, we will all make a difference in our own little corner of the earth, the question we face is: what kind of difference will it be?
:)
--r
:)
--r
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