Why Recycling Can Change the World (and Cheer Up Our Kids)
One of the biggest challenges we are facing these days is supporting our youth as they step into adulthood and become the next caretakers of this precious planet. Many of our teens are struggling with the blues and anxieties about the state of the environment and their future. Young people need our help to make sense of it, and to show them what can be done at home and out in our communities. I believe the act of recycling holds the key to solving much of what ails us here. Let me explain. So much more can now be diverted from our landfills. At least 80% of our garbage can be recycled, repurposed or composted. For those of us living on Vancouver Island, our Island Return It Centres take much of what isn't picked up at our curbs. Sweet. By expanding our home recycling systems to accommodate these newer items (such as...