The term “green” is often used to illustrate the level of commitment the person demonstrates towards protecting the environment. In terms of waste disposal, a pro environment friendly person would choose to retain non biodegradable items such as plastic or styrofoam to be reused. In contrast, a non-green person would simply dispose all of his waste materials into general bins rather than into recyclable bins. He may also choose to drive for short distances and use the air conditioning system at his will.
A “green” person would also choose to purchase environmental friendly items such as sprays with the absence of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and batteries which have no mercury. A person who is apathetic towards the environment simply chooses to ignore all of the above and perhaps might request for more plastic bags at shopping malls only to dispose them off upon reaching home.
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in conclusion, i think that compared to the people who have a green mentality, people without this mentality are more self-centered. They tend to exhaust more resource for their comfort despite the numerous warming heard from the news regarding global warming. Moreover, these people tend to come from affluent countries. Thus, there is hardly anything the researcher nor the government can do to change such mentality. Hence i think the best way to tackle this problem is to harness the zero waste policy in affluent countries and get a win-win situation out from current situation.
From your point of view, it can be concluded that education is also one of the most important efforts which should be emphasized to save our environment. We should try to instill the mentality of a "green" person to each individual. In this way, people will become aware of the importance of environmental issues and try to resolve it together.
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