We live in a world where we are bombarded with information, some (... actually more like most) of which isn't true. Sustainability facts aren't to be exempt from this. People will preach different ways to become more true, but are these things all really true? Is everything we hear really green?
In this blog I'm going to give a high level view of some sustainability facts that just aren't true. Now there may be some truth to some of these facts, but in the blogs to come I will be going deeper into each of these myths and why I view them as myths. Each of the blogs will be linked after all of the blogs are released.
1. Plastic bags are bad and we need to start using reusable ones.
Is our only answer to our sustainability woes switching from plastic to paper, plastic to cotton? What makes a truly sustainable shopping experience and why is it that plastic bags may not be the worst ecological answer?
Find out more by reading the blog Myth 1: Pass the plastic bag to be more green here.
2. Giving up plastic straws is going to save the sea turtles.
Most of us have seen the video where a plastic straw is pulled from a sea turtles nose. What's more horrific may be the way that we've coped with these publicity stunts. Are we truly saving the sea turtles by parading our metal straws?
Find out more by reading the blog Myth 2: Plastic straws are gone for good here.
3. Cities are bad and we need to start spreading out.
Moving into the lush country side seems like the answer to truly love our planet or maybe not. Why is it that we look down upon cities for their environmental status when in reality they are one of the greenest places on earth?
Find out more by reading the blog Myth 3: Cities are a detriment to the planet here.
4. Importing is bad and causes added emissions.
Eat local. Buy local. Support local. USA made is better... right? Putting a simplistic view on the overly complicated value chain may be clouding our ecological judgement. So is importing and buying from further away really as bad as we can make it seem?
Find out more by reading the blog Myth 4: Get products as local as possible here.
Overall, as a business major I want to let people know that we as consumers have the most power over what is produced into the world. We effectively can force businesses hands when we go to their competition into making more green solutions. It's just up to us to see what is right versus wrong which is why knowing what is actually helping versus what is a marketing ploy. Most importantly we need to start having honest conversations about what's really going on in our planet rather than what is masked behind social media and the news.
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