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''Radiation in the ground and in the sky Animals and birds who live nearby are dying Oh, mercy mercy me Oh, things ain't what they used to be What about this overcrowded land? How much more abuse from man can you stand?'' -''Mercy Mercy Me'' Marvin Gaye
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Three Shocking Videos, Watch and Learn About how much we really waste, and how our planet is suffering from it.
Mrs. Stanley reacts to the videos above
How Much Stuff do we waste? I wanted to see for myself, so I walked around and took a lot of pictures of trash. I couldn't believe how much is really thrown out. Yes, it smells as bad you think,
When it comes to throwing things out, Americans are like toned atheletes, who have devised ideas on how to move trash, how to deal with trash, what times the trash will be moved, and in what ways will the trash be moved... Is there no end to how many landfills we must create and how many mountains we must build? Well, learning how to manage trash and reuse things is a step to reducing trash and the carbon emissions from it. By creating these landfills, we are wasting land, and contributing to climate change, whether or not you believe in it, it is happening.
To really get a full glimpse of American ignorance, the Great Pacific Garbage patch, or Garbage Island, is the prime example. What Americans don't fully used don't always end up in the landfills, they end up wherever they are taken by the forces of nature. The effects? We are slowly polluting our world and endangering its species, including our own. Humans and the Earth have a symbiotic relationship, where they somewhat rely on each other's existence. However, when they are clashing, it is evident that the side effects are being dealt. Reuse things. Recycle. Don't just leave things lying around. It's time for Americans to become responsible for their actions and set an example of the rest of the world. Whatever we create, we must also eventually destroy, or else we will see: an increase in asthma-a disease triggered by pollutants in the air, a decrease in the number of many species of animals, the depletion of the American quality of life, and then we will reach the point of no return, the time and place where our effects upon our planet becomes permanent.
To really be enlightened about the materials we waste, live by the concept that we are borrowing from the earth, and that everything we use and don't return will not be able to be used again. A modern example would be fossil fuels. By not replacing them now, if we need them in the future, they will not be there to be used.
