It is that which comes out of what we consume. Yes, this is a crude analogy, but a dead-on one nonetheless.
Taking this analogy a bit further, we can say that learning to recycle is much the same as potty-training. Early in an individual's life, it is quite appropriate to go in your pants and someone else cleans it up for you. There comes a time around age two, when someone tells you it's time to put your waste in a different and more appropriate place. You are changing your behavior--from going in your pants to going in the potty.
As a society, as a culture, we have been going in our pants for long enough. It's simply time to deal with our waste in a more appropriate manner.
What is a landfill if not a great big (albeit highly engineered) diaper that leaks when too full, wet or heavy? And just like any leaky diaper, the leaking makes a mess of that which is adjacent and connected to it. Don’t get me wrong, a landfill is a highly appropriate place for that which cannot be reduced, reused or recycled.
So, learning to recycle is analogous to potty-training. It’s funny, I know. You giggled didn't you when you realized how simply true this is?
Reduce, Reuse, Resell, Recycle & Rebuy today!
Straight talk from the coop!
--Head Hen
a.k.a. Kelly Ignace
www.RecycleChicken.com
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