Climate Change vs. Conservation

I think it is common sense. We have one planet and we have to take care of it. Period. Let's take politics out of that part. Recycle, Reuse and Reclaim.

I took a college course on Conservation and it stuck. I have very little garbage.

Let the politicians kill each other over this. I am doing my part.

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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

I would love to see the recycling materials used locally to generate more businesses and jobs. Instead of shipping most to China. I have watched videos of people taking aluminum cans and other metal scrap, sorting it out and melting it down. One man in Australia stamps his mark on the bars and is collecting them in a storage area in his home…has hundreds of bars of assorted metals….didn’t say why. But thought what a good way to have something on hand to barter with when the time comes for it.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@cherokeepatti i am really into recycling and garbage so i toured our recycling plant. it is VERY impressive. i recycle even receipts. whatever can go into that bin. they do burn a lot of garbage and they take the vapor and recycle that

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@akindheart the doctor that stayed here a couple weeks a few years ago was from Sweden and he said they recycle the garbage and burn the burnable trash and use it to generate electricity. He asked why they didn’t do that here. Told him that we have natural gas that is a side product from the oil industry and it’s used in the power plants to generate electricity, probably cheaper than sorting trash and setting up those incinerators.

I would love to see rocket stove technology available for those who want to use it to heat their homes or greenhouses. So much yard type waste could be used in them. Small tree branches, dry weeds, pine cones, dry corn cobs etc. Rocket stoves burn most of the pollutants that a regular wood stove would put into the atmosphere.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@cherokeepatti that is what my waste company does. converts the vapor/water into electric.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@akindheart I’d like to see it used for heating in homes & outbuildings & greenhouses and bypass the electric or gas company. Personalize it and empower people would be a great motivator.