Manage Waste Into Something Useful

Septi Dwisidi HapsariSMA Negeri 31 Jakarta

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Background Issues

Garbage is a major form of environment pollution these days. Researchers have found that each person produces about 4,3 pounds of trash a day. Garbage takes hundred of years to completely decomposed. We running out of space to throw out all the garbage.

Purpose

• To push people to recycling more.• Make waste into something useful.• Prevent global warming.• Decrease garbage.

The Reason Why Amount of Trash Constantly Increasing

• Increasing wealth means that people are buying more products and ultimately creating more waste.

• Increasing population means that there are more people on the planet to create waste.

• New packaging and technological products are being developed, much of these products contain materials that are not biodegradable.

• New lifestyle changes, such as eating fast food, means that we create additional waste that isn’t biodegradable.

What Can We Do?

There’s so many things that we can do to make garbage into something useful. All that we can do are:•Reduce•Reuse•Recycle•Renew•Rethink

Reduce

Buy only what you need. Use all that you buy. Avoid heavily packaged products. Avoid disposable items like paper plates and plastic silverware. Buy the largest size package for those items that you use are often. Refuse bags at fast food restaurants or stores when you only buy a few items. When taking care of the lawn, leave grass clippings on the lawn instead of bagging and throwing out. Start a compost pile for grass clippings, tree trimmings and fruit and vegetable scraps.

Reuse

Reuse items - use them over and over until they are completely worn out. Lunch bags can be brought home and used for many more lunches. Borrow or share items you don't use very often. Donate unwanted items to thrift stores or charitable organizations. Have a yard sale. Repair items, instead of throwing away and buying new. Refill bottles. Bring grocery store bags back and use the same ones the next time you go shopping.

Recycle

Recycle means taking something old and making it into something new. Recycling is one of the best ways for you to have a positive impact on the world in which we live. Recycling is important to both the natural environment and us. We must act fast as the amount of waste we create is increasing all the time.

Renew

Restore to a new or fresh condition. It means that we must repair the broken things as if new again.

Rethink

Think again before you decide to buy new clothes or something. And ask yourself such as “What will be left when I am through with this item?” or “How much trash do I have to throw away just to get to the item?” or “Do I really need those?”.

Conclusion

We usually thinks that garbage is useless, but if we do the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew, and Rethink”, we can make those garbage into useful things.

Thank You