Reduce – Reuse – Recycle
Nelson’s original vision prompted an enthusiastic rally from Americans. “Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level. We had neither the time nor resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated.”
Fourty years later, Americans think more about our footprint on the environment as we go about our daily business, consume, and live life. The mantra – reduce, reuse, and recyle - is still a relevant goal. Many of us are decent recyclers because waste management services provide blue bins we happily fill and receive a small credit for on our statements. But we need to keep working at minimizing consumption and reusing what we already have, which has proven to be much more challenging.
