To the Editor:
As Earth Day once more rolls around to remind us that we need to treat every day as Earth Day, let’s take pause and consider how much our everyday actions impact our planet and why we are throwing so much away.
The town, Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board and Waste Free Greenwich work diligently at finding ways to deal with items that residents are discarding. The food scrap recycling program set up nearly five years ago captures three to four tons each month but when people realize what they are discarding even that could be reduced.
We have recently expanded the textile and clothing collection by adding an easy home pickup. Visit www.Helpsy.com/greenwichct for information or check the town website.
These programs are but a drop in the ocean of the waste which we all create and it is incumbent upon each one of us to be ever vigilant and see what a difference we can make by following the 6Rs – Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair and Rot.
There’s a better way than to throw away – remember there is no place called “away”.
Sally Davies
Chair, Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board
