I was watching a travel program on the television the other night and they were visiting Hawaii.
On what ought to have been a gorgeous beach, facing out into the breathtaking Pacific Ocean, there was just loads and loads of garbage.
Beach bums didn't leave this plastic litter on the beach.
Neither was it from people having a party, It was carried there by the action of the Pacific Ocean and then it was being broken down by the climate plus the action of the ocean.
In one portion of the beach the sand wasn't sand at all, it was just grains of plastic.
What a gloomy statement on mankind and how we are capable of turning beauty into ugliness.
The fact is that all around our coasts and on the magnificent waters of the sea people are just throwing items of rubbish, plastic bottles and packaging away.
Taking the view that it wont harm anything.
Out of sight and out of mind it's other people's problem.
Consequently we are turning our beautiful world into a large trash dump! Most places you go in the world you see the same thing people just throw stuff, like plastic bottles, away and they don't recycle.
If everyone took recycling earnestly, practiced it and taught his or her children how critical it was the earth would be a healthier place.
When you think of recycling you should in actuality think about the complete idea of trash and aspire to decrease it by reuse as well as recycling.
Think about it, if you do not need it, don't get it.
If you have to get it, get something that can be used again and if you get something that can be recycled, place it in your home recycling bin.
If it really is rubbish put it in a trash can and not on the street.
These are easy principles and yet there are still people out there who don't give a hoot.
They refuse to consider recycling or reuse and lob their litter anyplace.
We've been careless up to this point with the way we've handled the planet and it is actually time to change.
Not just the way we do things but the way we think.
We have to realise that we do not have all the room in the world for our trashed "stuff.
" We're getting full and we have to find out how to make less, make use of things more or discover a technique to reuse them again.
We have all been bombarded with advertising as well as news stories concerning the critical shape our planet is in.
The difficulty is that people tend to say to themselves, "I'm only one person, I can't even put a dent in what needs to be done to make things better!" It's an easy thing to feel over-whelmed on this enormous problem.
But, the reality is this; if not you, then who? As an individual you can't be in command of the factories pouring toxins into waterways of the world or put a stop to oil leaks that put in danger complete environments, but you can make an effect, none the less.
How? Firstly, by not adding to the problem and secondly, and perhaps more importantly, do what you can, however small, to rescue the world by means of doing the right things when you can.
It's a well-known fact that when we are parents we are the best role models for our kids and that they will copy what they see us do.
Even if you are not a mother or father, you can however lead the way for other folks.
You can do this by taking on the responsibility of being a leader and an agent for change.
What if the people you work with come to notice that as a substitute of getting your coffee every morning in a disposable mug from the neighborhood coffee franchise, you are drinking from a cup you brought from home that you clean out and reuse? Perhaps they would then do the same thing! Most people don't recognize the impact they have each day on people in their lives.
As a factor for change you "walk the talk" rather than just saying the words.
Make every step you take count for something.
Perform your part in the efforts to keep our earth healthy; reduce, reuse, recycle.
Big matters can be tackled by a few concerned, aware people, who set an example for other consumers to follow and push for change to those who govern.
If We all do our part we will make a huge change.