Not so long ago, we shared story of a girl, Lauren Singer, who made almost no trash in the past two years. She actually only made enough trash to (not even fully) fill a mason jar. We have another amazing story we would like to share with you one that we hope can help solve our gigantic littering problem on a much larger scale.
While recycling is crucial to maintaining a healthier planet, not everything plastic can be recycled. Almost all of it ends up in landfills (serving absolutely no purpose) – or worse, in the bottom of the ocean. As of now, there is an island of garbage the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean. Can you fathom the devastation it is causing to the marine life in that area?
Pollution is not just a problem faced by developing countries. Most developed nations just bury trash, wasting land and polluting the ground while some others burn it off. The video we shared with you shows an incredible idea of how plastic can be turned back into oil – which we can use in our automobiles. By no means is this idea a brand new one, it just hasn’t received mainstream approval.
Many who’ve seen the video have discussed the impracticality of this idea by stating that you are wasting electricity (a good portion of which comes from burning coal). This is true; however, a big picture is not being envisioned. The idea is to reduce the amount of pollution that we already create – and perhaps even clean up the gross pile of mess we have created that is simply ruining our environment and its creatures. The fact that we get oil out of it – how can that sound bad? Also, the process itself creates no harmful residue.
All parents must properly teach their children the importance of keeping our environment clean and properly disposing garbage; it is seriously frustrating to see young adults – and grown-ups – throw garbage on the street or throw plastic in regular garbage bins – kindly, please stop!
Share this story around in hopes that concerned investors could get attracted to this idea. Climate change should be our planet’s biggest concern and we simply must find ways to make this planet livable for our future generations.