Blog Session 8: How green are you?

I used to be very green last year when I lived in Ñuñoa. Recycling is guaranteed by the local government so every Monday the recycling truck stopped at my house to gather my "green" garbage: plastic bottles, papers, diaries, cardboard boxes and glass bottles. This year I moved to the downtown and I haven't been able to do the same because the administration of my building doesn't recycle. I would do it on my own, but it's very difficult when you don't have a car to transport the rubbish to a recycling center. From this situation we can learn a very important thing: when the government does not support this kind of practices is very unlikely that society could carry on with this alone. 

If the authorities were committed to environmental friendly practices as a national government policy, children would learn how positive it is at their schools and adults at their workplaces. Also, we couldn't say no to recycling if the right to do it was ensured with recycling trucks stopping at your house once a week.

Four years ago I joined Greenpeace as a volunteer until I realize it was a waste of time. Greenpeace Chile is very poor, the budget is ridiculous and if wasn't for the help of Greenpeace Germany, the office here would be shut down. Without the support of Economic Corporations and without the help of the Government the field of action is small. Maybe I gave up too soon, but I decided my actions will came from my discipline, not from volunteering in Greenpeace. For now I make my own wallets, I recycle my cloth and I don't smoke.