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The three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; they are an effective introductory community slogan. Introductory is the key word, because when you come from a place where the three R’s have relatively minimal impact, how do you begin to apply them? How does one reduce, reuse and recycle?
In regard to my family, my work and my community, I have watched the principles of the three R’s expand and thrive from what was once a miniscule role. It is the expansion of these principles by my community and my own education that have molded my personal efforts in relation to the three R’s. So, let me explain the process by which I became a different person:
My early life was spent in a town call Oceanside, thirty minutes south of San Diego. In this city, amidst the slow crawl of the suburbs, my family rarely recycled. When I was in elementary school my parents would encourage me to collect cans to recycle for weekly allowance. In my garage we had an old, oily can crusher. In this manner, we learned how to crush cans with our hands and then our feet, using our weight to demolish the structure of a once tall and smooth aluminum can; a commitment to the monetary gain of turning in cans inspired us. It was in this environment, motivated by reward, that the principle of recycling was introduced to a family of non-recyclers.
Now, living in the city of San Diego means that many aspects of my life have redeveloped. There is an awareness of community that encourages me toward recycling, reducing and reusing and then there are my personal efforts of how to apply the three R’s that feed back in to this community, that reassure the slogan.
Specifically, I recycle everywhere; everywhere means my home, my work, in public, and even at friends’ homes. If a place I go does not have the accommodations to recycle, I take the recycling with me. In this manner, many situations arise: a trunk full of recyclables, a purse heavy with recyclables, a full, front, bicycle basket of recyclables: soup cans, yogurt cups, yerba mate, shredded paper and so on. I can’t help myself when I see recyclables in trashcans; someone needs to recycle, so why not me?
To reduce and reuse: try stainless steel water bottles, rinsed and reused plastic sandwich bags, grocery shopping on a regular basis to reduce to-go waste created from eating out, buying minimally packaged food, walking 45 minutes to work, biking twenty five minutes to work, thrift shopping for clothing and using nylon reusable tote bags.
It is not every day that I am prompted to answer questions about my recycling efforts, nor do I have consistent opportunities to reflect upon the attentions I give to reducing and reusing. As a reward for the person I am today, I give myself humility. My concluding thoughts about my efforts and the efforts of the world: in development, because there are still so many other ways to continue growing. In regard to the three R’s, welcome to the mindset and share what you know.
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In regard to my family, my work and my community, I have watched the principles of the three R’s expand and thrive from what was once a miniscule role. It is the expansion of these principles by my community and my own education that have molded my personal efforts in relation to the three R’s. So, let me explain the process by which I became a different person:
My early life was spent in a town call Oceanside, thirty minutes south of San Diego. In this city, amidst the slow crawl of the suburbs, my family rarely recycled. When I was in elementary school my parents would encourage me to collect cans to recycle for weekly allowance. In my garage we had an old, oily can crusher. In this manner, we learned how to crush cans with our hands and then our feet, using our weight to demolish the structure of a once tall and smooth aluminum can; a commitment to the monetary gain of turning in cans inspired us. It was in this environment, motivated by reward, that the principle of recycling was introduced to a family of non-recyclers.
Now, living in the city of San Diego means that many aspects of my life have redeveloped. There is an awareness of community that encourages me toward recycling, reducing and reusing and then there are my personal efforts of how to apply the three R’s that feed back in to this community, that reassure the slogan.
Specifically, I recycle everywhere; everywhere means my home, my work, in public, and even at friends’ homes. If a place I go does not have the accommodations to recycle, I take the recycling with me. In this manner, many situations arise: a trunk full of recyclables, a purse heavy with recyclables, a full, front, bicycle basket of recyclables: soup cans, yogurt cups, yerba mate, shredded paper and so on. I can’t help myself when I see recyclables in trashcans; someone needs to recycle, so why not me?
To reduce and reuse: try stainless steel water bottles, rinsed and reused plastic sandwich bags, grocery shopping on a regular basis to reduce to-go waste created from eating out, buying minimally packaged food, walking 45 minutes to work, biking twenty five minutes to work, thrift shopping for clothing and using nylon reusable tote bags.
It is not every day that I am prompted to answer questions about my recycling efforts, nor do I have consistent opportunities to reflect upon the attentions I give to reducing and reusing. As a reward for the person I am today, I give myself humility. My concluding thoughts about my efforts and the efforts of the world: in development, because there are still so many other ways to continue growing. In regard to the three R’s, welcome to the mindset and share what you know.
http://www.castleink.com/_ink-scholarship-paperless.html