Being Green

Honestly, although I am aware of the environmental damage, I don't do so much to combat it.

Everyday avoid use any kind of plastic, I mean, supermarket hand bags, plastic bottles, or food wrappers. I didn’t eat any meat, but I don’t take this decision in first place by the environment, I take because the animals, I don’t see them like lower species. But we cannot ignore this decision contribute to decrease the carbon footprint. I don’t think the Chilean government does enough to promote recycling, this because the government has consumerist vision, in this capitalist society they don’t care if the natural resources been consumed to excess. I think there is a disinformation and carelessness about this topic in the population. Today these resources cover the requirements of the population, but in a few decades it’s going to change. Most of the people recycle bottles, milk cartons, newspaper, white paper or organic waste. I think this is because they take their waste to the recycling center, but there’s no recycling center in every community and this makes recycling difficult. If the people start to change their minds and become aware of the environment maybe the humanity could survive, we could start with small subjects like plant a tree or recycling and then increase the actions, maybe stop eating meat, having a vegetable patch and making compost.

This change in us and it begins at home, in community and with others to spread the idea of change.