Have you ever wondered what to do with all the rubbish and waste in and around your house? Throwing them out immediately usually comes to mind. After all, waste collectors take care of the “dirty work” and are being paid wages to do so, right? While that may be the truth, recycling, upcycling, and generally doing your part in making sure your immediate surroundings are clean can go a long way. The good news is that you don’t need much to do proper recycling. With simple tools and a bit of resourcefulness, you can help provide a cleaner, greener, and better world for all of us.
Natural Options
If you have an assortment of trees and greenery around your garden, you will almost always encounter dead leaves and wood. An easy option for you would be to create a compost pit that lets you mix biodegradable materials like leaves or leftover food with compost soil that can be used to nurture your plants. Also, you can collect the wood and save it for feeding fire or using it for mini woodworking projects. If you find these options too difficult, or if the wood stacks up too quickly, you can turn the pieces over to waste wood recycling facilities for them to handle it for you. What’s great about this is that all you have to do is drop them off and they take care of the rest for you. It saves you time and effort while keeping your garden a wee bit cleaner.
Which Is Which?
Before getting too excited about the idea of saving the world from pollution, you’ll need an adequate amount of knowledge on which bits you can recycle and which ones you need the professionals to handle for you. Depending on your area, there are materials that civilians can handle. This is because certain wastes can be unsafe for the common folk to handle themselves and may need further processing to effectively reuse. Some examples are glass, light bulbs or LEDs, as well as ceramics. These materials aren’t usually recyclable on their own, unless one or two members of the family are adept in handling such materials. On the other hand, objects such as tin and aluminium cans, cardboard boxes, and plastics can be recycled and handled just fine.
Patronize Establishments Who Use Reusable Materials
For people who are always on the go, a quick coffee or some fast food can be a godsend. However, the rate at which these food items, and the packaging they come in, contribute to wastage is off the charts. Plastic from to-go cups alone can add to at least 40% of waste being produced in cities and towns. Fortunately, more and more companies are recognizing the effects of the tons of plastics people throw every day. You can contribute by simply going “strawless” or refusing to use plastic straws with your soda or tea. Reusable cups are also sold by shops that you can use not only in that specific shop, possibly for a discount, but also at home. Just make sure to keep them clean all the time so as not to contract diseases.
There is a saying that what we do with our garbage goes back to us in the end. That is true considering how climate change has affected the lives of many people around the world. We still have a chance to make a change for the better, and we as a species should do our part in every way possible if we want to ensure our survival.
