What if organic production and recycling waste would be the solution to eradicate poverty and become wealthier?
Millions of people die in hunger each day, thousands of children starve each day in hunger and here we are with no solution! But in this 21st century, PCCL has gone beyond to find a solution.
Wait for it!
In today’s world, the word poverty is quite well known to most societies. Poverty may have the definition of anyone who lives pay check to pay check, or for some poverty may be as extreme as living underneath a bridge with their belongings in a shopping cart. John Kenneth Galbraith’s definition of poverty is when an individual’s income, even if adequate for survival falls behind that of the community’s standard. Galbraith has many beliefs concerning case and insular poverty. These specific ideas would help our society with poverty, because it would better nourish, educate, and as a whole leave a better life for less deprived individuals. Helping these people would leave our world with more harmony and an equal social balance.
We read these definitions and sympathize them, but do you realize that a solution do exist!
So this solution is something we all have heard about, but something that pulls us back from actually going for it!
Recycling!
Yes, the word “recycling” sounds quite boring and old fashioned and makes you feel a little lazy to go for that long process.
But did you know that the technology has the ability to put everything back to place and provide a healing sensation?
So let’s save our money and eradicate poverty together by recycling.
Many people know about the economic benefits of recycling. In these hard times, it is always good to save some money. It is all true that you will not be able to save a lot of money by recycling, however it is great to cultivate a recycling culture within homes because the economic advantages are long-term. For instance, you can keep recycled cardboard boxes for occasions when you need to ship things to relatives and friends. For the society at large, recycling creates long term investment values at low upfront costs. To encourage recycling, the government and independent organizations have introduced various programs. Besides organizing your garbage and recycling glass, metals or paper, there are many ways to contribute to the cause. Let’s take a look at the different ways you can contribute to recycling.
Recycling Aluminum and Other Metals: The benefit in cost per can in terms of savings is so low that it is quite insignificant. On another level, the savings in terms of energy required to make a new can from scratch as compared to making it from an existing can is tremendous. The cost of aluminum would be high if people did not recycle it. Metals like copper, iron, and steel can also be recycled. Scrap bits of metal can be brought to a scrap dealer who will pay cash for the metal. Automobile manufacturers get good money for scrap metal too.
Recycling Paper- The amount of energy reduced by reusing paper rather than manufacturing it from scratch is nearly sixty percent. The cost of manufacturing is also reduced. Newspapers, magazines, mail containing investment news, and office paper are some of the materials that can be recycled. In the long run, the cost of paper will be less and there will be no paper shortage.
Recycling Plastics: Pop bottles, milks cans, and broken plastic items belong to the plastic material category that can be recycled. The amount of energy that can be saved using recycled plastics instead of raw materials at the production stage is nearly seventy percent. However, there is no immediate cash return for recycling plastics except the reduced manufacturing costs. The oil requirement to produce a product from raw material rather than recycled material is considerably high. If more oil stock is used, the price of plastic will be higher, which also affects oil costs.
Recycling glass: Recycling glass requires a little more effort as the glass needs to be sorted out based on the color i.e. brown or green or clear glass. This sorting of glass needs to be done manually and manufacturers are particular about the dealing parties from whom they purchase used glass. Energy conservation by recycling glass accounts to thirty percent. Bottles form a major portion of glass to be recycled.
Recycling Clothes: Everybody has clothes lying in the cupboard which have not been used for some time right? Start investing the time to sort out your closet and bring out the clothes that you haven’t used in a year. Separate the nice clothes from old ones that you wish to donate. You can also get creative with the new clothes and design a completely new dress. Alternatively, you can also make accessories like bags, rugs, wallets, and so on. Your old jeans can be used to make placemats or even dust and dirt rags.
Freecycle: Join the group Freecycle and post items that you do not use. Other members in the group who live in the vicinity may find some use for it. Many people throw away a lot of things that they don’t use anymore, though they may be in great condition. The group helps people to find others who have a need for certain items.
Make Art: Creating art out of garbage is an interesting idea and some artists are getting creative with garbage. You can create bicycles, toys or an abstract sculpture from your metal cans or foils. Ensure that you clean the objects completely before starting on anything.
Reusing Compact Discs: People normally throw away the compact discs that are completely scratched or damaged. Though they may appear useless, there’s actually a good use for them. The compact disc makes a good reflector and it can be attached to the kid’s bike or other objects where you may need some reflection. Can you find more creative uses for these compact discs?
Reusing Paper: There are usually some unused old papers lying around the house. The next time you want to wrap a gift, you can make a collage with all these papers to create a new and innovative wrapping paper. This way, you can save some time and money. It can be magazine papers, travel brochures, maps, envelopes or just about anything else.
Compost: It’s not just paper, glass or plastics that can be recycled. Even old food can be recycled! You can create your own compost for the garden. It’s a very simple process which does not require much effort. Collect items like egg shells, fruit / vegetable peels, coffee grounds, and other kitchen wastes in a separate container. This does not include dairy or meat products.
Mosaics: Do you like mosaics? If you have accidentally broken a vase or ceramic bowl you can use the broken pieces to create your own unique mosaic. It’s always worthwhile to create your own stuff. Use the mosaics to create your own photo frames or use them around the mirror or coffee table.
The following life experience of Sissy will explain it all,
The average person uses around 200 plastic bags per year! This is a huge amount of waste which is clearly preventable, even if it is only a small part of our plastic-footprint, everyone can simply use a cloth bag. Since it is made of sustainable resources, can be used as often as you want to, has better quality and looks better it actually is a better option.
She bought one for herself. She can actually shrink it to make it small to fit it into all of my handbags. She has not bought a single plastic bags ever since.
Now she is more aware about much plastic she waste and she is strives to prevent it whenever possible (e.g. exchange plastic with glass bottles)
Kabira Stokes (Founder and CEO, Isidore Electronics Recycling) states, “The notion of job creation as a solution to poverty reduction is nothing new. But what if we could create jobs that are not only sustainable — providing quality jobs for low- and middle-skilled workers — but also help to sustain our planet? What if those same jobs could also support members of our community who are often overlooked and cast aside? According to a 2011 Brookings Report, there are currently an estimated three million jobs supported by the clean economy in industries such as wind and solar and with job titles like auto worker, electrical engineer and energy auditor. Despite what some may say, the clean sector has been and will continue to be an integral factor in the growth of our nation’s economy, with significant jobs created here in the U.S. that cannot be outsourced. As our economy evolves and businesses adapt and become more innovative, workers of varying education levels and trades are also adapting their skills to a growing sector that pays a median wage 13 percent higher than the median U.S. wage. Ambitious? Yes. But I am not alone in my desire to create good green jobs for the underserved. My business aims to provide easy, reliable systems for people to recycle their electronics in an environmentally safe and secure way, and to reduce recidivism and increase public safety by providing job training and employment for people with records. Since last fall, we’ve worked with school districts, county jails and local officials to collect more than 46,000 pounds of electronics.”
So are you ready to face-off the 4th Industrial Revolution?
In preparation to this wondrous global amendment, PCCL has brought out the best
PCCL in this 21st century has brought out the best for you which is the “Block chain” technology.
The Block chain technology has given the opportunity to recycle in a modern and advanced method.
With the current recycling programs, people often don’t have good incentives to participate. The responsibility for running recycling programs often falls on each separate city, which results in many places not having recycling programs at all. It’s also difficult to track and compare the impact of these programs.
A recycling program on the block chain could encourage participation by giving a financial reward in the form of a cryptographic token in exchange for depositing recyclables like plastic containers, cans, or bottles. Similar setups already exist in several places around the world, in particular in Northern Europe.
It would make it easy to transparently track data like volume, cost, and profit, and to evaluate the impact of each location, company, or individual participating in the program.
Social Plastic (aka Plastic Bank) is a project that is turning plastic into currency by setting up collection centers in third world countries, where people can deposit used plastic in exchange for currency, services like phone charging, or items like cooking fuel. They aim to clean up the world from plastic waste while alleviating poverty. They are now working on a block chain-powered app that will allow people to exchange plastic for cryptographic tokens.
RecycleToCoin is another blockchain dApp in development that will enable people to return their used plastic containers in exchange for a token, through automated machines in Europe and around the world.
The PCCL has achieved this objective by providing sustainable microfinance solutions , by supporting livelihoods in the agriculture sector to implementing a home gardening program and providing green loans for the purchase of solar power and bio gas units as well as to implement income-generating activities that create a positive environmental impact and reduce carbon emissions.
This 2018, join PCCL in making your fairy tale come true.
Reference –
· https://valuestockguide.com/recycling-saves-money/
· https://www.huffingtonpost.com/kabira-stokes/recycling-waste-rebuildin_b_1856497.html
· http://ebslocal.de/en/community/sustainable-waste-management-and-recycling/personal-experience/
