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The Environment And Me

An area the size of a few football fields are being cleared everyday, in the form of trees. Our forests could disappear in a few years. No doubt about that. People are noticing this. But then again, we are only concerned about the disadvantages we will face. I doubt many of us even care about the poor sloths, squirrels and birds that have their home sweet home up there. We are only concerned about the lack of oxygen, faliure to discover new creatures etc. This is where individuals like me come in.

Whenever I go to the supermarket and get plastic bags, I turn them into something else, such as vests for me and my brother to play with, aprons, and if I tie many of them into one very big bag, I get a mini soccer ball. I don't have to throw them away just like they are. Nowadays, I bring some left over bags to the supermarket to use them again. Whenever I do this, I get furtive glances. Why? I always ask myself. Am I doing something wrong?

The other form of teaching customers about global warming is to ask a donation from them for every plastic bag used. This, I am proud to say, is being carried out by most major supermarkets in Singapore. However, how many of us will actually donate 5 or 10 cents for our trouble? Therefore, this idea is not sensible.

What other methods of conservation and education are there? At home, I do not see the efforts taken by the government to initiate recycling. All my trash is thrown down the rubbish chute. I do not see a single recycling bin around my neighbourhood; even if I do take the effort to seperate the different types of rubbish, I cannot find a place to dispose of it. All of my trash is chucked down the chute in one big bundle.

Are we not the first line of warriors in the battle for world supremacy? Why then, do we not fight for saving the Earth? Aren't world...