WHY I RECYCLE
Everyone has their own
motivations for recycling. Here are a few of mine:
- Recycling gives me an overview of our consumer
pattern. It’s humbling to see how many empty beer bottles two people can
produce in a month. This knowledge gave me and my husband the incentive
to start brewing our own beer!
- I’d rather be part of the solution than part of
the problem. All landfills ultimately release toxins, especially if they
contain kitchen scraps, paper, yard trimmings, and cardboard. We don’t
put these things in our trash because we don’t want to pollute Maui.
- I enjoy the challenge. It’s a fun game to
see just how little we can send to the landfill. Each week that we don’t
have to haul our trash can to the curb is a week worth celebrating with some
of that delicious home-brewed beer.
- I need an excuse to go outside. Call me
weird, but now that we don’t have horses to feed, I miss my evening
chores. Taking out the recycling is a great reason to wander out to the
shed and see what the birds are up to.
Congratulations to the
many households on Maui that take the time to recycle. For the rest of you
– what are you waiting for? You can begin now by choosing one type of
material to divert from your trash. Every little bit helps!
If not now,
when?
Camille Armantrout