Going Green Can Be a Challenge
I have to admit, I had big plans for our family going green when we started. I imagined every speck of recycling making its way to the bin and doing far more upcycling. While my family has made great strides towards reducing our impact on the environment, there’s still more that we can do.
Don’t get me wrong, we’re really pretty good at recycling, but we still face some challenges. My kids are actually the best at recycling, because they grew up with the campaign on television and at school. My oldest daughter is vigilant about recycling, but my younger daughter doesn’t always want to make the trip to the garage where we keep the recycling bins. So, sometimes the teenage mind impacts our efforts at going green.
It’s not just them, though. My husband and I are making progress, but we still have a hard time remember to recycle all the time. My husband is doing quite well, but for me, it’s the small things that I have to improve on. I ALWAYS forget to recycle coffee cups and paper bags, and I’m still learning what can and can’t be recycled.
My kids are the biggest upcyclers on the planet as everything they can use is crafted into something new. I don’t mind because it is environmentally friendly. I think it’s kind of indicative of the current generation of kids too in some ways, as they grow up learning more about what can be recycled and cherishing the environment. My kids have a much stronger and smarter recycling attitude than I ever did at that age. Parents like me owe it to their kids to try harder to protect the environment.
Going Green is a Challenge, but it’s Worth It
Going green has been a bit of a challenge for my family, but we’re making progress. I think that’s really what counts. My article on SC Johnson inspired me to do more with my family, and we’re getting there. I would say that on our going green journey, we reduced our trash by at least half, and that’s a big step in the right direction.
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Do you recycle? Are you trying your hand at going green? What is your recycling challenge? I’d love to hear from you.
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Yup, we recycle, but not as much as I wish we could. Our town only picks it up ever 2 weeks and when our bin is full we end up throwing the recycling in the trash because we have no place to put it and they will only take one bin full.
I try to be as green as possible, but it is harder than people think. I recycle and have a huge recycle can that I pay quite a bit extra for. It isn’t cheap to be green either.
I am all abut recycling! I tried to instill it in my kids, but it seems like I still have to fish recyclables out of the garbage from time to time!
I do need to start figuring out all of the things I can recycle that I usually throw out. I want to make sure to do my part!
I recycle some stuff, but not as much as I could. I need to figure out what all I can and can’t recycle.
It truly can be a challenge. Especially if you’re not accustomed to doing most of the things that are required. It just takes a lot of practice. 🙂
I have to admit while I try and recycle as much as I can – I don’t seem to manage to keep it up all the time – perhaps one day. x
I agree. We are not totally green, but I try to go as green as I can.
Growing up in Toronto we had to recycle and living in Michigan we don’t recycle nearly as much as we could be or should be.
We do our best to recycle but they don’t have a recycling center where I live in a small town Otsego Michigan. we would have to take our stuff over to the recycling center near by which is miles and miles away.
My family an I are started to recycle some of our stuffs. We need to figure out what we can and can’t recycle. It is a hard to us, but we really tried our best.
I try to recycle whenever I can. I really need to spend more time doing this.
We are actually pretty good about getting most things into the recycle bin. My container is always overflowing each week, I sometimes think I should take some of mine and put it in the neighbor’s lol.
I think to make this program successful, we must start at home. Teach the kids the value of practicing recycling and to reduce waste. With a collective effort from the community, this would surely be a success.
We try to be as a green as possible and making sure my kids are too when not at home (school, friends etc) is so very important to me.
reuse whenever we could
Recycling is a big priority in our house. I feel extremely guilty if something that is recyclable ends up in the normal garbage. Drives hubby crazy! LOL We also don’t buy bottled water. We used a Brita Filtered Jug instead.
We recycle as much as possible. We aim for litterless lunches as well.
We have been recycling for years. It is such a great way to reduce the amount of garbage you put out.
It has been hard to get the kids to recycle as much as they should. We built a recycling center in the garage to help everything stay organized.
What a great giveaway! And it’s awesome so many more companies are going green! We have to help our planet!
We try to do our best when it comes to being green. Our trash only passes once every other Wednesday so we have to be careful.
We recycle all the time. Our bins are totally full, so maybe we use too many recycable things. lol
We are starting to drink less bottled water. I hate seeing all of those bottles piling up.
We try our best to recycle here too. We are big into doing craft projects using recycled stuff!
We recycle pretty much every day. Our county gives a bin to put out every Thursday. We ended up with two and pretty much fill both of them up every week! the kids even get mad at my husband if they see him toss something into the garbage can but yet it can be recycled lol
We recycle everything Always use the compost box for foods etc. We have a water cooler now instead of bottles water
We do try to remember to recycle here too. It’s been a process but we’re pretty great about it now.
We recycle. Thank you.
We recycle and purchase re-usable containers. Many thanks!
We reduce, reuse and recycle (even down to the toilet paper rolls) We have a composter for food waste and a water filtration on our tap to eliminate water bottles in our home. Thank you and good luck all!
We recycle; we donate clothing and housewares in good condition so someone else can use them. Challenging to do, but rewarding.