Cut the waste

Here is some revealing info: 1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree! = 5.4 kg of Co2 in the atmosphere! And 3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 lit.of water!

So should you think twice before you take the print out which will never be read anyway?! Yes. Why do offices insist on a hard copy, even if it never will be read? Why do we encourage the plastic cup culture at our functions?

There are so many ways we can cut the waste. For instance, think of all the painting competitions held in the nation. One organisation alone is said to have used more than 1 Crore equivalent A1 size papers during painting competitions conducted by it last year!

Not to say we ban such competitions, but maybe we need to think if they are serving the purpose. Do children who paint on global issues go away any more enlightened, or is it merely yet another tool to propogate competition?

Can we think innovatively? Instead of painting on environment themes, why not make children build things from waste? To celebrate Earth day, why not get them to take up a campaign instead of spending paper, paint?

Agree?