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Ours is a consumer society. A disposable society some used to say. Buy a radio, have something go wrong with it and it was cheaper to buy a new one! At least that’s the way it used to be. But things are changing.
Recycling is becoming more and more acceptable, and not just plastics and metals that would otherwise end up in landfills but some things that we never imagined would be.
Did you know that about eighty percent of the components of the computer you are using to read this can be recycled! Actually that’s pretty good as the components are made up of some very toxic materials. Cars have been made to be recycled for at least the last twenty years. Some manufacturers use the fact that their cars are totally recyclable to sell them!
Computer are not immune to this advance as companies have looked for more and better ways of improving their products, the development of the internet and the possibility of upgrading your computer without leaving your house has become a major tool and advantage in that area.
As we have used up more and more of the Earth’s valuable resources people have found ways to use less and less of the harmful chemicals that used to be in every product!
The search for finding ways to use less and less of the Earth’s resources has led to some interesting things.
Today we are looking more than ever, why? Because the stakes are too high not to look! with nearly seven billion people using the finite resources we need to find better ways to use them.
