Natural History Wanderings

“We don’t throw things away. There is no away.”

What does this mean? “I’m going to throw this (cup, chair, food, trash) away.” What are you saying? Do you have any idea where whatever you’re tossing is going? How long it will take to break down and decompose back into our Earth? Will it even decompose? What animals will try and eat this? Are there other options besides throwing it “away?”

What you throw “away” goes somewhere; we must be more mindful of our consumption.

RECYCLING:

It’s one of the most basic things you can do to reduce waste in your neighborhood. Best of all, it’s FREE – you just have to take a minute to figure a few things out:

(This was originally this mornings post but the link was bad)