Feb 25, 2019
What have you done to make the world a better place?
Does anyone remember the first Earth Day? Way back in 1970 when about 22 million people believed they could do something to make the world a better place.
I was part of the 22 million. The school I was attending organized events for the day, with most regular classes cancelled. Many of us already took buses to school, but, that day, some rode bicycles, carpooled. someone even rode a horse to school.(And this wasn’t in Wyoming!)
Most of the days activities were scientific based, on topics such as eco-systems and other earth science topics. But we also went out and picked up trash from the neighborhoods around the school.
As a Girl Scout, I was also involved in environmental activities. The troop I was a part of was outdoor-oriented. We did a lot of camping, and as part of that, we did a lot to improve the areas we visited.
Litter still drives me crazy. After buying our Jeep, one of the first things I did was put a box of garbage bags and work gloves under the back seat. That way, when we are out exploring, I can pick up trash other people have left behind. Sure, it still ends up in a dump, but at least it isn’t as much of a hazard to wildlife or an eyesore.
Even when I go for walks in the neighborhood, I’ve been known to pick up plastic cups and haul them home to dispose of. I might even have been spotted chasing down and empty bag blowing through the Walmart parking lot so I can put it in the trash. And I always think- if everyone would pick up one or two pieces of litter on a regular basis, it wouldn’t be the problem it is today. As John Denver sand “Celebrate Earth Day, every day.”
So that’s my little contribution to making the world a better place. What’s yours?
Feb 25, 2019
What have you done to make the world a better place?
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People dumping litter really annoys me. A few times a year in our village we have a 'Litter Pick' day, where volunteers sign up to pick up rubbish in a certain area. Thankfully we don't have too much of a problem regarding litter, but other villages don't fare so well.
I know that garbage cans overturn, etc, but how hard is it to pick up after yourself?
Because Alaska has five or six months of winter, our town actually organizes a week-long event for cleaning up the town. It works pretty well. Usually, for us, we are cleaning up our yard and we do the alleyway out back. When we first moved into the neighborhood, it seemed like nobody cleaned the alleyways. My husband did ours one year, just the one block, and then someone did the block on the other side of the street and now it seems most of the alleys in the neighborhood get cleaned now. Then we also join our church to clean the neighborhood around the church. And we are scrupulous about our litter the rest of the time and we haul everything out of the wilderness. We don't do the burial thing. We carry a trash bag with us and if it can't be burned in the campfire, we carry it out.
Hauling everything out that you bring into the forest can be a pain, but in the long run, it's worth it.
What a great memory!
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