By: Sarah Horner
February 16, 2009
This article by Allison Linn at msnbc.com has many helpful hints about how you can continue to consume without it leading to negative effects on the environment.
"She composts waste and is the go-to person in her community for gathering old printers, computers, batteries and other technology-related trash for recycling. When her kids have birthdays, there are no balloons, individual soda cans or goodie bags. If she gives a gift, it’ll be wrapped in newsprint, not commercial wrapping paper.
“We just basically stop before we consume and think,” she says.
With so many major environmental problems to tackle, from pollution-spewing factories in China to disappearing rainforests, it’s easy to question whether one person’s decision to abstain from plastic bags or water bottles can make a difference. But environmental advocates argue that if more people start taking personal action, corporations and governments will follow."
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