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 Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:24 pm
So yeah, simple concept here.
As much as some of us may try to be more environmentally friendly, we do continue certain environmentally destructive habits.
For some of us, we've restructured our lifestyle to such a degree that there really isn't many things done on a daily basis that's environmentally destructive.
For others, there may be something wicked epic that you're doing wrong that's really eating your skin.
So yeah, tell us what you think is your biggest environmentally destructive habit.
Don't be shy, none of us will judge...right?
You know, maybe one of us might offer you some tips that allow you to feel less guilty in a way that fits in easily with your existing life style.
For me, it's my driving habits.
There's this one certain item I'm looking for, very hard to find, but I was almost certain that this one store had it.
Unfortunately, it was 20 something miles away in the neighboring town.
Well, I had nothing better to do, so I went there.
They didn't have it.
So I came back home, empty handed.
Luckily this was a rare thing for me, in one month I only consume a single 13 gallon tank of gas.
Now you, go!
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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 2:43 pm
I work in a Tim Hortons, it's fast paced. I have to be quick. I don't have time for somethings. Often I throw things out that didn't really need to be thrown out. I also don't do much about the fact that we have a recycling bin for customers and it just gets thrown in the dumpster. I tried to bring it up to my managers but they ignored me. If I didn't work there'd I as a person would be more environmentally friendly.
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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:55 pm
Malina_Mango I work in a Tim Hortons, it's fast paced. I have to be quick. I don't have time for somethings. Often I throw things out that didn't really need to be thrown out. I also don't do much about the fact that we have a recycling bin for customers and it just gets thrown in the dumpster. I tried to bring it up to my managers but they ignored me. If I didn't work there'd I as a person would be more environmentally friendly. Ah dang, they chuck their bin? Well, if it's a small bin...at least there's always a bigger bin.
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:22 pm
Ugh, very. I still drive a really long way to get to school and back. I can't help but feel the guilt in my stomach when I take the ride every morning.
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:08 am
Nostalgie Ugh, very. I still drive a really long way to get to school and back. I can't help but feel the guilt in my stomach when I take the ride every morning. I was too for awhile but now I am taking almost all my classes online so I no longer have to make so much pollution.
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:26 pm
Nostalgie Ugh, very. I still drive a really long way to get to school and back. I can't help but feel the guilt in my stomach when I take the ride every morning. Shoot, so you kinda have the same problems I do. Just out of curiosity, how long of a drive is it anyway? I'm certain that there's always a longer commute. Hell, from what I hear, there are some college kids who go to Texas A&M, they commute 'bout 60 miles away from neighboring towns. I hope to god I don't have to do that when I go there, even if I have to live in an apartment that's essentially bare minimum I'll take it if it gives me a shorter commute.
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:54 pm
Screaming Wombat Nostalgie Ugh, very. I still drive a really long way to get to school and back. I can't help but feel the guilt in my stomach when I take the ride every morning. Shoot, so you kinda have the same problems I do. Just out of curiosity, how long of a drive is it anyway? I'm certain that there's always a longer commute. Hell, from what I hear, there are some college kids who go to Texas A&M, they commute 'bout 60 miles away from neighboring towns. I hope to god I don't have to do that when I go there, even if I have to live in an apartment that's essentially bare minimum I'll take it if it gives me a shorter commute. About a 20 minute ride, 10 miles away. God, I would never be able to live that down in the future. But it's good you're willing to sacrifice some things to reduce your carbon footprint. I've tried to find fitting subway/bus schedules, but they either leave way too early, or way too late. And I don't wanna be in a New York City Subway at 5:45 in the morning. emo
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:56 pm
Articus Frost Nostalgie Ugh, very. I still drive a really long way to get to school and back. I can't help but feel the guilt in my stomach when I take the ride every morning. I was too for awhile but now I am taking almost all my classes online so I no longer have to make so much pollution. Wow, that's really great, you must save loads of paper too.
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:23 pm
I feel terrible saying this but here I go. At my house, we do not recycle. Where I live, it's rather confusing on how to get a recycling box out here. I have been trying! But I do try to recycle what I can by bringing some things to my aunt's (who does recycle) or to the nearby school. The recycling problem should be fixed soon though, because I found someone in my neighborhood who has a box xd
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:07 pm
Haha good topic idea, Wombat!
I, too, spend too much time in the car. I COULD walk to and from school, but I'm usually too tired/lazy to get up early enough in the mornings, and it also rains a lot in my area. I spend way too much energy too. music+Internet+hotshower = TOO MUCH COMBUSTION. emo
Now I feel motivated to change my habits. biggrin
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:51 pm
I'm also guilty for using my car a lot. I live in the country so I drive everywhere. confused Luckily I can carpool to the University since it's a 45 min drive and I do bike to work when the weather is good since it's only 12 km away.
However, I have another thing to admit to... we don't recycle at my house that often. Basically we only recycle paper and after big parties the plastic bottles/cans since the local dump doesn't have any recycling program and I have to drive the bags into the city.
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:25 am
Thank you for the compliment rikuHEART, it warms me heart to see that this thread is performing so well.
My crusty, dusty, slightly stiff heart.
Dust 'round the Panhandle gets everywhere.
As for all the concerns directed towards an inability to recycle, I can understand that. I recycle, but only so many objects, there's no way in my city to recycle things like cardboard, glass, and plastics other than #1 and #2.
Really sucks about the plastic and the glass, I consume a good deal of glass in the form of ice coffee bottles, and there are so many plastic products nowadays made from plastic that can't be recycled in my city.
Worse, I'm staying with my grandma over the summer, and the only form of recycling going on here are the scrap yards that take in aluminum, I'll have to watch my consumer habits.
However, when you can't recycle, you can always consider the two other R's (remember? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) that come before recycling.
Reduce can be interpreted in two different ways, not only should you reduce what you consume but if you can also compact your waste to fit a smaller area, then that saves a little more much needed space in those landfills.
For example, with those little boxes so many of our goods and products come in, try folding them up so that they're flat, then throw them away.
And paper, well try not to crumple them up into little balls, just leave 'em as is and stack 'em, or shred your paper.
Hell, with shredded paper you could probably give it a new life as compost, there's an idea.
There's something to think about.
EDIT: However, the 2nd interpretation of reduce should probably fit in behind recycle in the 3 R's.
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