2009 has begun with a resolve to live waste free. After announcing this to the world I now need to make it happen. Here we are at day 5 and the meaning of that resolution is hitting me with full force. The first five days have been relatively successful with only the purchase of food and a 3 kilometre car trip thus far. But as I look at my calendar for the remainder of the week my resolve seems about to hit some significant challenges. There are meetings to attend, birthdays to acknowledge, and lunch to have with friends. Could this mean I am already beginning to falter? No. It just means I have to look for ways to take in everything and at the same time do it in a waste free manner. Living waste free will happen one day at a time and when one day I falter then tomorrow the process will begin over again. No matter what happens I am determined that in 2009 there will be significantly less waste generated by my activities here on earth than were generated in the same 365 days of 2008.
Why waste free living? Isn't it quite obvious? The compulsive, consumptive society we have become is no longer sustainable if our children and grandchildren are to have any chance at living with clean water, clean air and clean soil. We cannot wait for governments to take action to protect the environment. We as individuals are responsible for the creation of our surroundings and must take ownership of our lifestyle and pollution causing activities. Won't you join me on this quest? If you decide to please let me know what actions you are taking to live lightly on the planet in 2009.
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