The Eco Owl

This is my third and final part of my "24 Hour Earth Log."

To begin with, this experiment served its purpose in being educational. It was the first time that I ever took the time to actually consider what it is I use every minute of every day, and to then in turn to think about all of the things that go into the creation of that product... It really is quite amazing. But that does not always mean it is good. I had no idea I used to many non-renewable natural resources, and that there is plastic in practically everything! I kept thinking, every time I wrote "plastic" down on my list, how I could possibly stop using so much of it. Sure, I could stop drinking water bottles and just buy a canister and use that, but what about plastic shampoo bottles? I need those, don't I? Companies need them to bottle and sell their products, don't they? What about those things that we need?

The one resounding answer is: recycle!

And if it were not for my optometrist those years ago, I would have never known about recycling glasses. I go through so many of those that it really was a relief to learn there was an alternative to keeping them in a pile on a shelf. I can only hope that if you are a glasses-wearing person, and you have glasses you no longer need, you can take my advice and visit the websites presented in part two of this experiment. Maybe this will even encourage you to find where you could recycle other things!

One can only hope.