As you walk along the street, you see a piece of plastic. Would you ignore it and walk away or want to know where it came from? We can help the Earth in many ways, and we interviewed Dr. Karen, Mr. Staffa and Ms. dSJ to gain their insights. We will dive deeper to see what CDNIS staff think of these problems as well as strategies to help our planet.
What can you do to make this planet a better place?
Dr. Karen: I think that one thing we can all do better is recycling. This is something that I can relate to. At my house, there are two bins; one is a rubbish bin, and one is a recycling bin. When you take out your rubbish, you have to sort it. I think we should work on recycling. Ms. dSJ: Humans should use less of everything, and that would help the Earth. We should be more mindful of food and water that we waste. Usually we don’t finish our meals, and they go to the bins.
Why do you think it is important to maintain the physical environment we live in?
Mr Staffa: As some of you know, I am a dad. I need to do my best to maintain our physical environment, so my kids can follow my example. I try to pick up most of the trash, so it will help the earth. Sometimes my kids have friendly competitions to see who is the fastest at collecting trash from the beach.
Ms dSJ: I think that it is important because humans need clean air, clean water and healthy food to survive. We should be more mindful of this because so far I think that we don’t really know how much this is disturbing our Earth.
What do you think is the most important environmental issue right now?
Mr. Staffa: I would probably say global warming. Global warming can cause floods, landslides, sea level rising, and glaciers melting. This problem is very sad and dangerous.
Dr. Karen: The most troubling thing that I think affects the environment is single use plastic, like cling wrap, for example. Once you wrap it around something, it’s there forever. When cling wrap is thrown out, it can badly hurt animals in the ocean.
There are lots of ways we can help the Earth. We can start by picking up trash and not littering, so our planet stays clean and beautiful. We can save water by turning off the faucet while brushing our teeth or taking shorter showers. It’s important for all of us to do our part and be Earth’s heroes!
