Last Sunday, while walking in the park, I observed a shocking scene. There were two bins: one for recycling and one for rubbish. The recycling bin contained only an empty Dr. Pepper can and some used Ozarka water bottles. On the other hand, the rubbish bin contained a myriad of half-eaten meals, wrappers, banana peels and disgustingly even bottles, cans, newspapers and plastic that could have been recycled. Because people don't understand or care to understand how to conserve our resources, many reusable items are thrown into landfills when recycling these items could help save the environment. People should know the negative impact throwing away a bottle of water or a newspaper, buying meat at the supermarket or consuming petrol has on the environment, but many don't know this. By informing society about how their decisions affect the environment, we can help save our planet and change our attitude towards the land we live on, the water we drink and the air we breathe” and truly show respect for the things we depend on. The United States produces “approximately 8.25 billion tons of solid waste each year” (Russell 1). People don't realize the impact they have on our planet and the environment. When people throw something in the garbage bin, they contribute to the destruction of our planet. The number of landfills in the United States is decreasing, but the amount and volume of waste thrown into new landfills is increasing (Russell 4). Due to this increasing amount of waste, methane which contributes to global warming is the result of these landfills (Russell 7). As a result, our planet is suffering from this epidemic. Rubbish thrown into landfills could be recycled, but there are not enough businesses, ... middle of paper ...... objects. By showing the world the severity of our need for conservation, we will be able to save the earth and make the most of our resources. We must solve this problem before it becomes so uncontrollable that we have no resources to meet our needs. By reducing our consumption of resources, we will be able to get closer to solving the problems of global warming, high gasoline prices and pesticide-filled meat. The result of respecting our world and “going green” will improve the way we live our lives, our communities and the environment. The concept of “going green” is a necessity for the future because “our children deserve cities as beautiful as them. Works Cited Russell, Lauren. Web "An Evaluation of Municipal Recycling Programs". https://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-042611-112915/unrestricted/LaurenRussell_IQP.pdf