Environment

As time has gone by, I have begun to realize more and more how much stuff I throw away that I should have recycled.  I don't even do it on purpose, I hate knowing that I waste lots of stuff.  I know that part of it is the simple fact that I am a bit lazy (the bigger part being that we don't have good recycling programs where I live, and have very few options of what to recycle- paper, plastic, and in some places glass bottles.  That's it).

I hate it when I walk over to the trash can to throw something away and all of a sudden the little voice of conscious in my head says, "You could recycle that".

I saw a news program not too long ago that showed the Japanese culture of recycling.  They recycle almost everything; they have something like 50 different choices of what to recycle.  And the Japanese are so socially aware, that they are happy to recycle and make a difference in helping the world.

It makes me feel proud to know how much fellow people care.  I also feel bad that I do so little.  From now on, I will continue to recycle, but even better than I do before - no more paper and glass bottles to the trash.  I need to stop being lazy.  If my Japanese counterparts can do it so efficiently, I don't see why I cant just do it - I may not catch up to them, but I need to do what I can to make a small difference.