Disposable or Undisposable?

We frequently use disposable cup, fork, knife and spoon, but have we ever stop to think whether these items are really disposable?

The term 'disposable' is used on such items because they are intended to be used once and then dumped. Dumping, however, accumulates waste, and waste is undisposable. It requires land, and land is scarce, and dumping increases wasteland, and wasteland is where we hold undisposable refuse.

Each time we draw away a 'disposable' item, we need therefore to think carefully whether we are contributing to the death of the earth and its environment where we live in. We need to ask ourselves whether we are playing a part in saving Gaia, or killing it daily?

The disposal of waste has long been an issue of the entire globe, but few actually see or know where our garbage goes to after we 'dispose' of it. We must therefore conscientiously make effort to learn more about what is at stake, and to take measures to slow down the death of mother earth through recycling.

For a more comprehensive study on this subject, please read 'Waste Disposal.'