Sustainability in San Diego

  Our society is not set up for sustainability. Everything is wrapped in plastic and served in single-serving containers, made to be thrown out. This makes it hard for environmentally conscious people to try to cut down their trash production. There is a movement on the rise called the zero-waste movement. This is all about trying to reduce the waste that you create and focusing on reusable items. Some people take this to the extreme, but I don’t see that as practical. It is more important for a larger number of people to cut down their waste production than to have a few people that generate no trash at all.  Here are some tips for cutting down the trash that you create: Buy a set of reusable utensils and bring them with you places Have some reusable bags that you bring around (plastic bags were made just to be thrown out) Buy some reusable produce bags for when you go to the grocery store If you are going to a restaurant, bring a takeout container with you so you don’t ha...