How You Can Save Mother Earth For Real
This entry will be about my mission for my 19th year. I”ve been doing some of these things ever since I became a planeteer. I think that the best way for us to show our love to Mother Earth is by doing these seemingly small things.
- Hold that straw! Plastic straws are among the most abundant debris found on beaches. Marine animals nibble on these, thinking they’re food. Remember: you are fully capable of drinking without the help of a plastic appendage. (I just did this when I ate at Greenwhich earlier. Yay me!)
- Donate those tarps! Tarpaulins are made of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable stuff. Instead of throwing them away, donate them to Earth Day Network, an environmental NGO that turns them into schoolbags for less fortunate children around the Philippines. Contact Ms. Binggirl Clemente at earthday_village@yahoo.com for more details. (I’m thinking of spreading the word to the 200+ student organizations here in UPLB. Or at least start with my classmates and friends.)
- Chuck those (disposable) chopsticks: when dining at any Asian restaurant, bring your own reusable chopsticks. Although wooden chopsticks are biodegradable, they take a long time to decay and just add to the volume of solid waste in dump sites. The annual production of chopsticks uses up to 90, 000 tons of wood, which comes from trees—climax of the plant kingdom and lungs of the earth. (Okay. So I don’t use chopsticks. But someday I’m gonna learn how to, and I’ll be able to do this.)
- Think big, buy big. We Filipinos have a tingi-tingi culture where everything must come small. Imagine the amount of waste we’d reduce if we bought in bulk! Instead of buying in sachets, reach for the big bottle. When traveling, just put the contents in smaller, refillable bottles that you can buy in any department store. (And of course, recycle those big bottles.)
- BamBOO YEAH: instead of planting a tree, plant bamboo—it’s a kind of grass, which means it grows faster. Other bamboo bonuses: it doesn’t need fertilizer, generates 35% more oxygen than a tree, and stores more CO2. (I’m eyeing that vacant lot in front of our house. Just wait when I get back.)
- When buying ice cream, choose cones over cups. Note: cones are edible, cups are disposable. (Besides, its more fun eating from a cone. right?)
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