SBVC Human Ecology

I have told my friends and family that if we reduce packaging from beauty products, that is less waste than we are putting in landfills. I also had them watch some of Dr. Ann Moreno's lectures with me on landfills to see how dangerous it is and how long it takes for this plastic to decompose.  By doing this, my friends and family could tell...

As I was researching polystyrene and polyvinyl, I did not know what they meant.  Once I did my research, I found out that all of the CDs I have contains polystyrene, and about—75% of my household items contain polystyrene and polyvinyl. I am doing more research to see what alternatives I could find. 

Yesterday I went to my local park with my younger brothers, and I picked up whatever trash I could find (do not worry, I wore gloves).  This helps me connect more to my community because if others see me doing this, they would want to do the same, and once they see how clean the area is, in my case, the park, they would want to keep it clean...

I have tried to get into the habit of making my own food, which I am not a very good cook. At first, I was overwhelmed because I did not know what to do. My food either had too much seasoning, not enough seasoning, or it came out burnt. Now that I am starting to get better with this, I have noticed that I feel lighter, I have a clear head, and...

I think that plastics are affecting us the most because is causing a lot of pollution and I don't see a solution in the future.

I have noticed that Starbucks has changed their lids to support not using straws. You have to ask for a straw in most restaurants now.