In my lifetime, I haven't put much thought towards reducing, reusing, and recycling. But, over the past few years, my family and I have committed more to the three R's. We buy aluminum bottles so that we don't have to buy plastic bottles. Also, when we go shopping, we use reusable bags to carry our products that we buy. My family has our own compost pile that we use when it is warm out, and we spread the compost on our garden. Additionally, my dad and I go to the recycling center every few weeks and recycle all of our plastics, glass, and paper. During the summer, I volunteer at Riveredge, a local nature center. There, I teach kids how to use the compost pile to make their very own garden's grow.
Now that I am going off to college soon, I have to start thinking about what I am going to do with my life. Seeing as I am planning on majoring in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, I need to start thinking about our planet more. I plan on continuing to recycle in college and for the rest of my life. This planet is very important, and we need to take care of it more.
