Think for a moment that you\u2019re at the drugstore picking up a few items. Some products you may be loyal to, others you may be trying for the first time. Would the packaging play a role in what you buy at the store? Would you consider buying something in a recyclable container before buying a product with packaging that will go into the garbage?<\/p>\n
Maybe you don\u2019t care where it ends up. Maybe you do. Did you know that even if you were to you choose the packaging that says it can be recycled, will most likely end up in a landfill anyway? Surprising, I know! Don\u2019t feel bad, most people don\u2019t know this.<\/em><\/p>\n In an effort to be \u201cgreen\u201d those consumers, conscious of the environment, tend to purchase items with recyclability. Even though you may choose a product based on the \u201cgreen factor\u201d of its packaging being recyclable, ninety-four percent of recyclable products will end up in a landfill. \u00a0Turns out your efforts to be \u201cgreen\u201d are mostly moot.<\/p>\n Recycling is a misnomer. I\u2019m not suggesting that we stop putting items in our green recycling can on recycle day. Six percent of our recyclable items get recycled. I\u2019m suggesting we take a closer look at where our products and its packaging are ending up.<\/p>\n What if you are the person who doesn\u2019t care where the packaging goes? You throw it in the garbage and it magically disappears when that big truck stops in front of your house once a week and dumps all your problems. \u00a0Not your garbage anymore, but it\u2019s still your problem. \u00a0How can it still be my problem you ask? Because you, along with me, along with billions of other people live on this earth. And what we do to our planet affects us all.<\/em><\/p>\n And for you do-gooders who buy \u201cgreen\u201d and recycle everything, nice effort! But, most recycling facilities are very picky about what they recycle. Do you know what happens to the material they don\u2019t recycle? Yep, it ends up in a land fill.<\/p>\n Ultimately, a land fill seems to be the final resting place for most of our products\u2019 packaging. Landfills that are quickly filling to capacity. \u00a0Landfills that are full of packaging that will sit under the dirt for hundreds of years. It won\u2019t be our problem by then, but it\u2019s a problem we\u2019re causing for the future. It\u2019s a good thing if you\u2019re wondering if there are any solutions to this environmental issue.<\/p>\n Biodegradable plastic is the solution.\u00a0 An additive added to the plastic manufacturing process that will allow the plastic to biodegrade when placed into a land fill. The plastic that is not recycled can now be discarded without worry that it will affect the environment.<\/p>\n Going \u201cgreen\u201d, as a consumer, is an end result not a purchasing result; unless what you\u2019re purchasing will end \u201cgreen\u201d.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be an environmental honey badger. 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