Blog #10: How we can make a difference

            Welcome back friends!  So lately I’ve been thinking about a couple ways that we could spread the word.  After what we have talked about in class the past few days and about the consumers and how we act on the environment doesn’t help it got me to thinking.  And again when I went to print something the other day and how paper and wood and trees are used everywhere.  Anyways, we need to take a step back and look at life and realize what is important and how we can change things that are currently hurting the environment we live in.  Here are a couple ideas (some might have been mentioned before so beware).

1.  Recycle: I know that my dorm just started this recycling program this year and by the looks of it, it seems pretty successful!  It is twice a week and all you have to do is put all your stuff outside your door.  A lot of people participate in it and it is such a great thing for our world!  Saves so many things, and if you think about it there are so many things that we use that can be recycled instead of thrown away.  This was all possible because of one person and how much they cared about our world and recycling.  Just proves you can do anything if you’re passionate about it!

2.  Pick up after yourself: This goes for everyone everywhere.  There is a time in everyone’s life where you have had to litter at least once.  I know I’m guilty for it and I think you guys are too.  Just think if no one littered how clean everything would be.  If you didn’t throw your gum on the ground or out the window instead of throwing it away, no one would ever step on gum.  If when you drop papers and they go flying if you picked them all up there wouldn’t be things all over the streets.  It’s really simple, we do it at home all the time so why not do it outside too!  Just think about it next time you want to throw that gum out the window or you drop something.

3. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX: I know we are all capable of thinking outside the box.  We do it all the time!  We do it for homework, when we go on adventures, just thinking about what to do to eat or anything.  It is a lot simpler then we think it to be.  Be creative with things.  You can think about a million different things to do with a piece of paper to reuse it.  Or even like water bottles or plastic.  There are so many things out there that we can do with almost anything.  The possibilities are endless you just have to be creative.

            So I challenge you guys to go out try some new things and help the world we live in while you’re at it.  Take shorter showers, reuse the materials that you use, and don’t throw gum out the window and who knows maybe you’ll see a difference in our world.  Have fun doing it and let me know if there’s anything new that could help others.  Till next time!