Deforestation is a serious problem, and finding a solution to it will not
be simple. It involves a lot of different countries and many political and
economic factors. However. as individuals, we can each make our contribution to the solution. It involves being more responsible about our use
of products that come from logging.
Logging companies fell trees so that we can have wood to make a lot
of useful products: houses, bags and boxes, writing paper, furniture. We
all use these things in our daily lives and would not want to give them
up. We can, however, be less wasteful in the way we use these things.
Paper products, in particular, offer many opportunities for reusing,
recycling, and reducing our use of them.
Many paper products can be reused. We tend to go shopping, carry
our purchases home in a paper bag, and then throw the bag away. That
means the bag is used only once when it really has enough life in it to
be used several times. We can take the bag with us on our next shopping trip or find other uses for it around the house. This is just one
example of a paper product that can be reused.
Recycling is another important part of being less wasteful. Most kinds
of household and office paper can be recycled, and these days most
cities have recycling centers. Recycling paper is so easy that there is
really no excuse not to do it.
Reducing our use of paper might be the most effective action of all.
Electronic technology makes a lot of uses of paper unnecessary. We can
create documents and read news articles on a computer without using
paper. There are many other things we can do in our daily lives, such as
using cloth napkins and towels instead of paper ones, to reduce our use
of paper.
These actions may seem small compared with the terrible impacts of
deforestation. However, they are things that we can each do and that,
when added up, really can make a difference.
Deforestation is a serious problem, and finding a solution to it will not
be simple. It involves
a lot of
different
countries and
many
political and
economic factors.
However
.
as
individuals, we can each
make
our contribution to the solution. It involves being more responsible about our
use
of
products
that
come
from logging.
Logging
companies
fell trees
so
that we can have wood to
make
a lot
of useful
products
:
houses
,
bags
and boxes, writing paper, furniture. We
all
use
these things in our daily
lives
and would not want to give them
up. We can,
however
, be less wasteful in the way we
use
these things.
Paper
products
,
in particular
, offer
many
opportunities for reusing,
recycling, and reducing our
use
of them.
Many
paper
products
can
be reused
. We tend to go shopping, carry
our
purchases
home in a paper
bag
, and then throw the
bag
away. That
means the
bag
is
used
only
once when it
really
has
enough
life in it to
be
used
several times. We can take the
bag
with us on our
next
shopping trip or find other
uses
for it around the
house
. This is
just
one
example of a paper
product
that can
be reused
.
Recycling is another
important
part of being less wasteful. Most kinds
of household and office paper can
be recycled
, and these days most
cities have recycling centers. Recycling paper is
so
easy that there is
really
no excuse not to do it.
Reducing our
use
of paper might be the most effective action of all.
Electronic technology
makes
a lot of
uses
of paper unnecessary. We can
create documents and read news articles on a computer without using
paper. There are
many
other things we can do in our daily
lives
, such as
using cloth napkins and towels
instead
of paper ones, to
reduce
our
use
of paper.
These actions may seem
small
compared with the terrible impacts of
deforestation.
However
, they are things that we can each do and that,
when
added
up,
really
can
make
a difference.