Reusable Food Consumptions

Through a look at my consumption, it is easy to say that I consume the way I do because it has always been the same. I have never been the person to make as much trash as possible; I have always been conscious about my impact on the environment from a young age. Carrying around the bag of trash for this assignment, I realized that most of what I throw away consists of food wrappers, paper products, and plastic McAlisters cups. I did not keep any of the hygene items in the bag, but I do have a significant amount of those that I use. I recycle as much as possible from water bottles to cardboard boxes to cans. One thing I consumed a lot was food wrappers from granola bars. I play club volleyball and we happened to have an away tournament this past weekend. I kept all my snack bar wrappers and realized that that made up a significant amount of my trash, proving to me that different lifestyles consume and then produce different amounts of waste. …show more content…
Everywhere you turn, there are signs or people saying to recycle or reuse materials. One great example of how App tries to keep consumption low is by promoting the use of reusable water bottles from the many fountains there are on campus. This type of system helps keep students accountable for the damage they can do the environment. By living on campus, I do not drive to and from places anymore, and I only take the bus if I need to go to Walmart. Back home I would drive every day for an hour or more, leaving large amount of air pollution. Also since living on campus, the accessibility to recycle bins is more than I had before. By having this easy accessibility, I believe that most students would agree it helps keep them aware to