Every day we make choices that can potentially affect our environment. For example, we may toss a plastic drink bottle into the nearby trash because it’s more convenient than walking all the way to the recycling bin. Think about three choices you made this week that could have affected the environment. Did your choices have a positive or a negative effect on the environment? Explain your reasoning.

First, I chose to put a Chipotle container into the trash, instead of the recycling. This wasn’t the best decision, because it could have gone to the recycling and helped others.

Secondly, my family owns a compost bin and compost machine that helps compost vegetable waste, fruit scraps, coffee grounds, and other compostable items. Choosing to do this helps the environment in many ways.

Thirdly, I picked up many aluminum cans on the side of the road to crush and collect. After several months of collecting them in a container, my family and I bring them to a place that recycles and reuses metals and aluminum.