No matter who you are, what you do or where you live, your actions have a direct impact on the environment around you. Unfortunately, the true effects of our actions (and inactions) are not always visible. We don’t necessarily see how the soap and detergent someone uses to “clean” their driveway gets into the sewer system and makes its way out to the local rivers, streams and even all the way to the ocean. The emissions and pollution vehicles spew out while people sit idling in parking lots, at red lights, at their children’s schools or while stuck in traffic, is not always visible to the naked eye. While people may be aware of the fact that the waste they generate on a daily basis is having a negative effect on the environment, since most people live nowhere near landfills and other waste collection facilities, the magnitude of the problem doesn’t necessarily sink in enough to cause a change. Despite people seeing trash polluting their local park, find garage littering the coastline at their favorite beach, or hear news and other reports about how our daily routines are hurting the environment in which we live, they don’t always connect the dots.
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No matter who you are, what you do or where you live, your actions have a direct impact on the environment around you. Unfortunately, the true effects of our actions (and inactions) are not always visible. We don’t necessarily see how the soap and detergent someone uses to “clean” their driveway gets into the sewer system and makes its way out to the local rivers, streams and even all the way to the ocean. The emissions and pollution vehicles spew out while people sit idling in parking lots, at red lights, at their children’s schools or while stuck in traffic, is not always visible to the naked eye. While people may be aware of the fact that the waste they generate on a daily basis is having a negative effect on the environment, since most people live nowhere near landfills and other waste collection facilities, the magnitude of the problem doesn’t necessarily sink in enough to cause a change. Despite people seeing trash polluting their local park, find garage littering the coastline at their favorite beach, or hear news and other reports about how our daily routines are hurting the environment in which we live, they don’t always connect the dots.