tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173967129517609098.post3907651263098938962..comments2023-03-31T09:21:13.471-05:00Comments on The Fourth Strike: Fashionably GreenRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00243748655669695310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173967129517609098.post-37264438821916444452008-11-10T14:36:00.000-06:002008-11-10T14:36:00.000-06:00We cannot single-handly kill the planet. We trash...We cannot single-handly kill the planet. We trash it. I believe it's arrogant to think we can destroy the planet.<BR/><BR/>What annoys me is the manufactures who went from glass to plastic, who put $10 cd players in that stuff you could cut a finger off with. Glass will eventually break down and is easier to recycle, plastic just sits there forever.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you're old enough to remember refills. You used your milk or soda or whatever, brought back the empties and got a new case or bottle of whatever beverage or the milkman came with new and took old bottles.<BR/><BR/>The problem starts with the manufacturers.<BR/><BR/>I've gone ahead and added this to my feed reader. Thanks for the heads up.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14666027751711338153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173967129517609098.post-11691140011788156552008-11-09T15:15:00.000-06:002008-11-09T15:15:00.000-06:00Write the cafeteria (as if nursing students had mu...Write the cafeteria (as if nursing students had much extra time to be environmental advocates) and tell them to charge extra for disposable take-out containers. Suggest giving a small discount to students who bring their own reusable containers. That's what was new this year on my campus. I think it has been effective in decreasing our waste. But it is a very, very small school so change was not so difficult.<BR/><BR/>It's so unfortunately true that Americans generally don't know how to decrease their consumption. Thanks for using your mind about "going green," and then writing about it. It's the only way things will get better.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281380058461745911noreply@blogger.com