Sense of Place 2

Sense of Place 2

1) My family does recycle.
2) We recycle bottles, and cans
3) The closest recycling center is in Kalama Valley Village Center
4) We contribute to sustainability by not using that much electricity/water. We turn off the lights when we don't need them on, and we don't let unnecessary water run when we aren't using it.

We do cut down on waste. My entire family doesn't take long showers, and we don't leave the sink running when we are brushing our teeth.

1) In my neighborhood, everyone recycles. Each family has two bins. A regular waste bin, and a recycling bin.
2) We all recycle cans, and we all conserve water and electricity. Just this last month our neighborhood got the other recycling bin. Before, we just had the normal waste bin. But even before that, our neighbors recycled cans and took the cans on their own to the recycling center.
3) Yes, they do think about sustainability. They always look out for the little things that can help alot. Things such as getting those special lights in your house, and turning the sprinkler off when it is raining.

I am willing to contribute to sustainability out of school. I don't just recycle in school; I recycle out of school too.

1) I think my home can be made more sustainable by if we were to start recycling paper as well. My house consumes a lot of paper, because people are always working on the computer and printing out things. In the near future, I should talk to my family about getting a recycling paper bin as well. Anything helping sustainability is for the better.
2) People in my neighborhood can also contribute to sustainability by doing the same thing. I know for a fact that every person in my neighborhood recycles cans, because the board of our neighborhood made sure we all did. But now, I think the next step would be to recycle paper too.
3) My neighborhood can continue to sustain safety by keeping up on our neighborhood watch program so that our community's families and children stay safe. Not littering, or picking up a simple piece of trash when it's laying there. Or you can even go beyond that, and recycle. A can, or a piece of paper. Also, you can turn off the light in your room when you leave. You don't NEED water when you brush your teeth either, so we should all think about the small but obvious things that could help remain Hawaii kai as a sustainable neighborhood.

No, Gene Ward our representative does not have Sustainability as part of his agenda.