Waste Not, Want Not
I just returned from a trip to the US. One of the things that struck me the most was how wasteful so many of the people are. I am not saying that people do not waste in Costa Rica, but it is so much less here. Nothing that has any practical use is every thrown out by Costa Ricans. Foreigners who live here typically become much more conscious of waste, if they stay any length of time.
My message today is, buy only what you truly need. Just because something looks great, does not mean that you actually need it. If you do not want it and someone else could possibly use it, please give it away instead of throwing it away. Avoid unnecessary packaging. Bring your own bags, or say no thanks to bags. When cooking, think about using the mushroom stems, spinach waste, tomato cores, etc. to make a veggie stock. You will then strain it, but you are using the pieces of vegetables that you would otherwise not use. Please compost. Your kitchen waste can help the soil, earthworms, trees and plants thrive.
We owe it to our earth to reduce, re-use, repair and recycle. The Costa Rican people are so adept at repairing things that would certainly be thrown away in the US. Get more creative and give away what you do not use. Share your bounty with those who are not as fortunate. Fix it instead of throwing it away, or at least give it away. If your neighborhood will not allow you to place unwanted items at curb side, find a place to put them, so neighbors or people in other communities can reuse your rejects.
There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed. ~Mohandas K. Gandhi
December 16th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
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