Reflection on Week 2

            I believe the most important thing I learned this week is the fact that we need to be aware of what we are putting into the environment when we throw certain things away.  If you throw something away you should be sure that it is biodegradable.  If the item can be broken down into technical or biological mass then it is safe most of the time.  Too many products being used and thrown away are bad for the environment because they don’t break down into a safe substance.

            This learning is useful and relevant to me because I have become better informed of what is being put into the environment when I throw stuff away.  With what I learned this past week I hope to be more aware of the products I use and what is in these products.

            In the future, I hope to be able to pass on what I have learned to friends and family.  By letting people know the side effects of what is being broken down in our environment then maybe a paradigm shift will occur.  Businesses cannot keep making these products that are terrible for our air and land.  We will never see change in the future if this keeps happening. 

            Knowing what I know now, I want to learn more about why more companies aren’t switching over to safer chemicals and nutrients to put into their products.  I would like to know if the effect of being eco-friendly would be bad for the company in the long run or maybe it is just too expensive to produce such products.  The trend is to be eco-friendly so why haven’t more companies jumped on board?