Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Biodegradable pens and recycled products
Not so long ago I wrote a piece about recycling and recycled goods and was surprised at how much response there was. Clearly there is a lot of interest and concern about the environment especially as just recently there has been so much in the news about climate change, destruction of the sea floor ecology, unsightly wind farms and so on. The other day I came across this anecdote in an extract from Jonathon Sachs new book. ‘Two men were walking along a beach where a great number of sea urchins had been washed ashore after a storm. The younger of the two was picking up the sea urchins and putting them back into the ocean. The older man asked why he was doing this when it was obviously a hopeless task; only a few could be saved. The young man replied that he realised this but saving a few was far better than saving none at all.’ Perhaps there is a message here for the people who say that recycling is a waste of time and that whatever we can do is just a tiny drop in the ocean of waste being produced every day. If we do not change our ways we shall build up a disastrous problem for our children and grand children and they will suffer the consequences of our negligence and selfishness. Just doing a little bit will help, buy recycled goods or biodegradable goods, cycle to work or walk, turn off the TV instead of leaving it on stand by, recycle as much paper, glass, plastics and garden waste as possible- think green!! See this website for all things recycled including baseball caps, fleeces, pens, paper products, bags and much more www.ecopromogifts.co.uk
