Eco friendly ?
By ellaprice76
@ellaprice76 (196)
United States
August 23, 2009 9:59pm CST
Here in the States we fill up landfills by the minute. A lot of stuff ends up in the trash just because people get tired of it and believe they no longer have use for it and then end up having to buy it again.
If you have the option to purchase something which is labeled made of recycled materials versus something without the label assuming both items are the same price, which one would you purchase?
Would you purchase clothing, jewelry, furniture, dishes, art work etc with the label made of recycled materials.
Would you have seconds thoughts on purchasing a car which is labeled made of recycled materials.
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2 responses
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
24 Aug 09
It drives me nuts to see perfectly reusable items thrown in the trash. Especially when they are not biodegradable. Why is it so much trouble to give the stuff away to someone else or donate it?
@ellaprice76 (196)
• United States
24 Aug 09
True, as they say someones trash, someones treasure.
Does this mean you prefer / purchase and items which the label made out of recycled items instead of one without.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
30 Aug 09
It depends on the item. I saw a great feature in the new issue of family fun magazine that turns gallon water jugs into food storage containers. Another project turned cereal boxes into magazine organizers. These are also projects that are great to do with children.
@letsee77 (224)
• United States
25 Aug 09
I purchase things made from recycled materials. When I buy eggs I get the carton that is made this way, and not the foam kind. When the eggs are gone I start my vegetable plants in them, as they eventually fall apart and become part of the soil. No Trash. There is alot of plastic though and I mentioned this before. When you buy something, like a toy or something that's packaged in those plastic containers. The kind you have to use a saw to open. Once you take everything out you just see how much more package there is compared to what it was holding. Why so much, it could have been packaged in a something smaller, and it could have been packaged in cardboard. Now I know they do it for security reasons and cardboard would be easier for someone to open the it and steal the item, but then why not lock it in one of those secuirty cases they have? So much waste just piling up and there's really no need.
@ellaprice76 (196)
• United States
25 Aug 09
Good answer. Last year I picked up some starter materials from Lowes to start my flowers. I have already bought all of them when I realized I can simply used egg cartons. If you look around and watch people many not so much were you are but in the city it looks like people create so much waste because it is easier. Just starting with the plastic bags in grocery stores. You seldom see a person who walks into the grocery story with their own bag.
