With the improvements in recycling techniques, energy-efficient appliances, and cars it would be a selfish act to not get involved in this movement. Consumers are consistently trying to find new and improved ways to lessen the effects of pollution through automobiles, and the preservation of energy through more effect energy appliances. It is our responsibility as a society to improve our environment and eliminate as many harmful wastes as we can.
“Americans generate about 250 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW), or household trash, annually. This amount has nearly tripled since 1960, but the rate of growth has slowed in recent years” (Weeks par. 8). While some people do not agree with this, if more people don’t take part in …show more content…
Houses should also be equipped with sunscreens on the windows, energy-efficient appliances and low-energy light bulbs. Home builders, when capable, should also use more resourceful material when building houses, such as straw bales. Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw (commonly wheat, rice, rye and oats straw) as structural elements, building insulation, or both. This construction method is commonly used in natural building or "green" construction projects. This type of foundation provides excellent insulation and there is a very large supply. When conventional houses are demolished, typically by burning methods, they contribute greatly to air pollution. While building houses of straw bale would change the general appearance of houses, and the positive effects that it would have on the environment would be substantial.
Recycling needs to be put in full effect for it to be beneficial and reduce the amount of waste filling up our landfills and dumps. “Making new goods from scrap metal, glass or paper uses less energy and generates fewer greenhouse gases than extracting and processing …show more content…
It is said that Americans completely support the acts of recycling yet there are those who are creating more and more waste, labeling those individuals as the “throwaway” society. Statistics show that every week more than 500,000 trees are used to produce the two-thirds of newspapers that are never recycled. It is embarrassing as a country that wasting so many materials that can be reused. This being said the environment is in jeopardy based on the majority of the households recycling methods. People are not recycling and whether some individuals are aware of it or not the effects are threating in more ways than known. It is important that people are disposing of wastes in the proper ways and are doing their best to get involved in more efficient ways of living. Recycling cuts down costs in regards to the manufacturing of products and helps in alleviating the potential risks of harmful toxins being released into our water supply and environment. Energy-efficient products are the future in lessening the effects of global warming. Although these products may be have a higher price once they are in the stores, the positive effects they have on
“Americans generate about 250 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW), or household trash, annually. This amount has nearly tripled since 1960, but the rate of growth has slowed in recent years” (Weeks par. 8). While some people do not agree with this, if more people don’t take part in …show more content…
Houses should also be equipped with sunscreens on the windows, energy-efficient appliances and low-energy light bulbs. Home builders, when capable, should also use more resourceful material when building houses, such as straw bales. Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw (commonly wheat, rice, rye and oats straw) as structural elements, building insulation, or both. This construction method is commonly used in natural building or "green" construction projects. This type of foundation provides excellent insulation and there is a very large supply. When conventional houses are demolished, typically by burning methods, they contribute greatly to air pollution. While building houses of straw bale would change the general appearance of houses, and the positive effects that it would have on the environment would be substantial.
Recycling needs to be put in full effect for it to be beneficial and reduce the amount of waste filling up our landfills and dumps. “Making new goods from scrap metal, glass or paper uses less energy and generates fewer greenhouse gases than extracting and processing …show more content…
It is said that Americans completely support the acts of recycling yet there are those who are creating more and more waste, labeling those individuals as the “throwaway” society. Statistics show that every week more than 500,000 trees are used to produce the two-thirds of newspapers that are never recycled. It is embarrassing as a country that wasting so many materials that can be reused. This being said the environment is in jeopardy based on the majority of the households recycling methods. People are not recycling and whether some individuals are aware of it or not the effects are threating in more ways than known. It is important that people are disposing of wastes in the proper ways and are doing their best to get involved in more efficient ways of living. Recycling cuts down costs in regards to the manufacturing of products and helps in alleviating the potential risks of harmful toxins being released into our water supply and environment. Energy-efficient products are the future in lessening the effects of global warming. Although these products may be have a higher price once they are in the stores, the positive effects they have on