Response to Derrick Jensen Excerpt - LA

"Or let’s talk waste. In 2005, per-capita municipal waste production (basically everything that’s put out at the curb) in the U.S. was about 1,660 pounds. Let’s say you’re a die-hard simple-living activist, and you reduce this to zero. You recycle everything. You bring cloth bags shopping. You fix your toaster. Your toes poke out of old tennis shoes. You’re not done yet, though. Since municipal waste includes not just residential waste, but also waste from government offices and businesses, you march to those offices, waste reduction pamphlets in hand, and convince them to cut down on their waste enough to eliminate your share of it. Uh, I’ve got some bad news. Municipal waste accounts for only 3 percent of total waste production in the United States." - D. Jensen


What I think is that we should recycle more and throw away less. I think Derrick Jensen is right about the factories. But wow, I didn't know that we only recycle 3%! Even if the whole country recycles, we're still only recycling 3%! If only the country could recycle more and throw away less.
To be honest, I still forget to turn off the lights in my room. A few weeks ago I started to recycle more things. The only bad thing about that is that my brothers actually questioned my new ways about recycling. But even if I forget to turn off the lights, I least I can still remember to flush the toilet. Plus, my family and I got this new washer/dryer set that does more and faster loads of laundry, but it saves a ton of energy, unlike our other set did. But I still think this country could recycle more, including the factories. Oh and also, we should not be dumping our waste into the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean! Not only does it pollute the world even more, but its also killing the wildlife that live in the waters. So for me, I think we need to recycle more and not dump our waste into the waters!