What did you do this week to prevent pollution? Promoters of National Pollution Prevention Week, which ended officially Sept. 22 but is never really over, hope you used fewer toxic cleaning solutions, chose environment-friendly products whenever possible, and put some
What did you do this week to prevent pollution?
Promoters of National
Pollution Prevention Week, which ended officially Sept. 22 but is never really
over, hope you used fewer toxic cleaning solutions, chose environment-friendly
products whenever possible, and put some alternative thought into
recycling.
An example of the latter, says Hawaii’s Department of Health, is
a bar serving beer in bottles and recycling the empties. That practice still
creates potential waste. But if the beer is served straight from a reusable
keg, the potential for waste is eliminated.
Nothing against recycling. It’s
good for the environment, especially on Kaua’i, where recycling programs aren’t
nearly at the level they can be. But recycling is just a way to deal with
waste. On the other hand, preventing pollution is a way to keep waste from
being generated, period.
In a perfect world, businesses and citizens would
reduce waste by reducing the use of certain products and product packaging.
It’s something to think about.
