Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Through Waste Management

It is an unfortunate fact that many of the World'sa lift to work with a friend on rotation.
most successful business personalities are responsibleUse public transport rather than taking the car
for some of the most damaging carbon footprints ofabsolutely everywhere you need to go. Public
all time. How do they manage to be so destructive?transport has to run regardless - you might as well
By making multiple long haul flights throughout thebe one of the passengers on the bus rather than the
year; by owning more than one gas guzzling highguy in the traffic jam behind it!
performance car; by owning several propertiesDitch the aerosol sprays right now and replace them
requiring staff that store foods and other materialswith pump sprays that do not damage the
that waste through lack of use; by simply performingatmosphere. For people who suffer with asthma,
as a one man (or woman) planet assassin.aerosols are extremely noxious anyway. Perfume
Those of us who prefer to care for the planetalso comes in cream form and a straight screw top
somewhat more responsibly might begin by reducingso there is no need to insist on drowning everything
our carbon footprint in a number of ways; some thatin sprayed fragrance.
require little effort and others that demand moreStop leaving stuff on standby! It uses up resources
commitment to purpose.and switching off appliances completely can make a
Standing in the car park each morning, it is possible tohuge difference in a whole community. Replace your
witness hundreds of parents dropping their kids atlight bulbs with long life bulbs and start writing your
school for the day; some of whom live only a blockletters on recycled paper - better still, send your
away from each other. Each parent living within twoletters electronically; as your computer is going to be
or three blocks could easily share a school run. Thein your home anyway, you might as well use it to
process is not only environmentally responsible - itcapacity and save paper!
gives busy parents more time on two or threeThe problems of the dying planet; the failing
mornings each week, yet most people stubbornlyatmosphere; excess greenhouse gases and landfill
neglect to try it.excess are not going to go away or even reduce
The good old bicycle is still offering a healthy way tosignificantly unless the World community as whole
get to work (always supposing you live not moredoes something about reducing the carbon footprint.
than a few miles from the office, of course! NobodyFor advice on how you can make a responsible step
would expect you to perform a cycling marathonforward without leaving a carbon print, consult your
every day to get to work!) Leaving the car at homelocal waste disposal, recycling and environmental
can be a great idea and even better if you can shareprofessional.