Archive for December, 2009
Reduce and Reuse
The whole “green” movement focuses on recycling a great deal, but I’d like to speak toward the other points of the three pronged logo of arrows chasing each other. In my household, we eat on plates. We may eat in the living room with the TV shining away, but we always eat on real, non-disposable dishware, no matter how small the snack or meal may be. I’ve used disposable plates and cups in the past, and while they are very convenient, they do pile up over time and create a great deal of waste to be hauled away from your house.
It’s not so much the space that the plastic plates and cup will take up in a landfill, but more the fact that each individual piece of plastic refuse is weighing down the garbage truck just a tiny bit more, making the truck expend just a tiny bit more energy to haul it to where it needs to go. It’s a simple measure, giving up the use of disposable dishware, and the difference it would make is slight in any given household. When you add up the effect from millions of people turning away from the culture of disposable goods, the difference could be remarkable.
When the industrial age began, the order of the day was for a product that could last a generation. As the space age began, plastics offered people a way to have affordable, one-time use items. Even though we’ve gotten used to the disposable culture in which most of us came of age, there are still companies making solid, durable products that last as long, if not longer, than they rightfully should.
A durable sign from Strickler Signs will not only save the environment from taking in more scrap metal and plastic, but it will also save you, the business owner, from having to make that investment of a new sign so frequently. Other companies build 3-years signs that start to break down and need replaced quickly. With a sign from Strickler Signs, you get a product that lasts.
Stop making your business eat on paper plates. Visit our website and see how we can help.