Problem:
Respond to at least two classmates over the course of the week to compare your successes or challenges to theirs and offer additional suggestions for ways they might lower their footprints (particularly in terms of reducing how much waste that they generate) and live more sustainably in the future. I have learned from this experience that every drop of water matters, and every bit of waste I produce matters. I must do my best to minimize the amount of water I use and waste I produce by as much as I can because even now that I think I have been doing so much better than I was in week 5, I am still consuming a lot even though I have made significant changes in my habits. Individual efforts to live more sustainably matter because it is not just me living on this planet. I share it with my friends, my family, and those around me. Why should I be the reason that some families are not able to have water for the day because I want to spend a few more minutes in the shower? Why should I be the reason people are experiencing health issues by the amount of carbon I let out into the atmosphere? It is selfish and destroying the very place we live and destroying my body as well. We should all strive to use less unless we absolutely have to splurge for unique occasions.