This term, KELT is proud to be part of the Zero Waste campaign. Zero Waste is a movement that raises awareness for the alarmingly excessive amount of waste we produce. We may not realize it, but not all the garbage that we throw away can be safely buried in a landfill or even worse, incinerated. All the waste we have "contributed" to the environment and continually do, without us knowing, has further damaged the environment. Global warming, a very real phenomenon happening all around us, is a direct effect of our behavior.
KELT gave away bags in the first week of the term to all the students to show our support for Zero Waste. These bags, while may not look like much, are made out of recycled goods (in this case, car tyres) and are quite handy. You can reuse them, unlike with plastic bags that you get in grocery stores. Plastic bags are nonbiodegradable, meaning they won't compost into the ground even after thousands of years and continue to contaminate the earth with all their chemicals. They are also not renewable. Please stop using plastic bags. It's the least you can do for the environment.
There are plenty of other things you can do to help your environment, even in small ways. If you're interested, check out these websites:
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