Digging through Trash: Where Exactly is Our Society Headed?
Trash. When you think of the word, you think, why are we talking about trash? Throwing away trash is something we do without thinking. If it is plastic or paper, we may recycle it, but not all the time Trash is one of those topics that Americans constantly say they want to improve the way they dispose of it, but they never act on it. You will always see attempts of recycling bins in buildings but at the end of the day if the trash can is closer, the bottle is being put in it. It is a subject where we sometimes talk about it, but we rarely act on it. The truth is we should be talking about trash, it is not just the leftovers of food or the boxes items are in, but it is an example of …show more content…
He breaks his book into three different parts, The Biggest Thing We Make, The Trash Detectives, and The Way Back. He starts his book about a hoarder couple. He points out that “it’s tough to overcome an addiction when you can’t even admit how big a problem you’ve got” He stresses that American’s will produce 102 tons of trash we dispose is in our direct control (pg.10). This explains that the disposing of trash to us is a mindless act. That once we put it out on the curb, it is out of our minds until we see that the bins are empty and then we bring them back …show more content…
We are talking about it because there has to be a change. These environmental groups cannot do everything by themselves, they need the support of the people in order for their projects to stay alive. People do not realize that every action no matter how small can affect someone or somethings life in someway. The ways to prevent more events like the ones mentioned in the book starts off with very realistic tasks. If we all just put more effort into paying attention to what we are disposing, things will get better. Do not let this issue be something that you want to do, but rather make it something you actually
Trash. When you think of the word, you think, why are we talking about trash? Throwing away trash is something we do without thinking. If it is plastic or paper, we may recycle it, but not all the time Trash is one of those topics that Americans constantly say they want to improve the way they dispose of it, but they never act on it. You will always see attempts of recycling bins in buildings but at the end of the day if the trash can is closer, the bottle is being put in it. It is a subject where we sometimes talk about it, but we rarely act on it. The truth is we should be talking about trash, it is not just the leftovers of food or the boxes items are in, but it is an example of …show more content…
He breaks his book into three different parts, The Biggest Thing We Make, The Trash Detectives, and The Way Back. He starts his book about a hoarder couple. He points out that “it’s tough to overcome an addiction when you can’t even admit how big a problem you’ve got” He stresses that American’s will produce 102 tons of trash we dispose is in our direct control (pg.10). This explains that the disposing of trash to us is a mindless act. That once we put it out on the curb, it is out of our minds until we see that the bins are empty and then we bring them back …show more content…
We are talking about it because there has to be a change. These environmental groups cannot do everything by themselves, they need the support of the people in order for their projects to stay alive. People do not realize that every action no matter how small can affect someone or somethings life in someway. The ways to prevent more events like the ones mentioned in the book starts off with very realistic tasks. If we all just put more effort into paying attention to what we are disposing, things will get better. Do not let this issue be something that you want to do, but rather make it something you actually