Monday, August 17, 2009

The Ultimate Waste Analogy

Our trash waste is the fecal matter of our cultural existence.

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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