It's not that easy being green.
We all care about the environment, at least a tiny bit. Many of us recycle all we can and own a reusable tote bag or 10. Some of us might opt for organics when given the choice, and take more and more ride-shares instead of driving in our personal vehicles. But these things we do with the best intentions, it turns out, can fall somewhere between not helpful and completely counterproductive. Here are some of the worst offenses — and how to avoid them.
When in doubt, check out your city’s website; it should have a complete list of what is and isn’t accepted.This one deserves its own number, because it’s still such a common practice. Unless you're absolutely certain your city allows it: Cut it out! Don’t. Put. Plastic. Bags. In. The. Recycling. Bin.
Why does this matter? Besides making more work for recycling centers , the soft plastics clog up the machinery if not recycled properly.Ah, sorry to break it to you. Reusable grocery bags are one of the most popular ways people try to minimize their environmental footprint — when we actually remember to bring them in from our car trunks. Although cutting out plastic bags from your life is a good move, most people don’t stop to think about the impact of the tote bag itself.
How could this be? Conventional cotton has been genetically engineered to resist a worldwide cotton pest, bollworms. Some estimates say this biotech has increased cotton yields between 60 and 100 percent — but it can’t be used on an organic farm. Plus, without pesticides, more of the organic crop is lost to pest damage. That means it takes a lot more organic cotton plants to make a T-shirt than it does conventional plants.
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