Yesterday was Earth Day. Earth Day bills itself as the world's largest environmental movement. People are starting to realize that the earth's resources are limited and that garbage doesn't go away just because we can't see it. Greensboro has made great strides in the reduce, reuse, recycle movement. The city has a household hazardous waste collection center on Patterson Street. Nearby, on Patterson Street, Reconsidered Goods not only takes many household items, they teach people how to repurpose items that might otherwise end up in landfills. Greensboro also collects household items to be recycled bi-weekly.
The above photo, taken at the Farmers Curb Market on Yanceyville Street, shows a collection of reusable bags for shoppers to take for free, as opposed to using single-use, plastic bags. If you have any extra bags, drop them off at the market. Knowing they are there, we can all be more diligent about not using single-use packaging. No excuses! Finally, just because Earth Day has come and gone, we can still make an effort to reduce our carbon footprints for the next 364 days- and beyond.
I use reusable bags for my groceries. Most of the time I've only got enough items for one bag, and I can add any extras just into my backpack.
Posted by: William Kendall | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 11:20 AM