We ran across a post over at Ecovillagegreen.com that seems to really hit on the impact that some types of waste have on our environment—plastic particularly.
The post, titled “Bottled Water Harms the Environment” points out that plastic water bottles have more of a toll on the environment than we may think. Not only is the plastic often not recycled, but filling the bottles “Wastes 3 gallons for every gallon filled”, transporting them contributes to pollution, storing and refrigerating them uses valuable resources, and “distributing them to consumers” takes up even more. The verdict? The waste isn’t worth the convenience.
Posts like this remind us that there is waste in everything. BUT! If we take the right steps we can drastically cut down on it. In the case of plastic bottles, the answer is to simply use a glass or reusable container. But what can businesses do?
What’s the solution for an industrial business that is left trying to dust (literally) tons of plastic or metal scrap under the rug. It’s not going to work! When it comes down to business waste, finding the solution usually isn’t as easy as pointing out the problem. Even more often, businesses don’t have the time to find a solution for the problem. That’s were environmentally conscious businesses should be able to come in, businesses centered on making an impact.
For example, many small Home Businesses across the country have been trained to find those solutions at absolutely no cost, proving that it’s easy to make a difference. So like grabbing a glass instead of a bottle of water, businesses can make the same easy decision to make less of an impact—saving money and positively impacting the environment in the process. Honestly, making steps towards going green has never been easier.
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