Reflection+on+Waste+in+America

Americans have a certain concept that if something is broken, we must just throw it away and buy another one. This culture of consumerism has been going on for a long time and it is now starting to have a direct effect on our environment. Our dumpsters have started to overflow and our parks and seas are overflowing with trash. Recycling some materials actually takes more energy than is saved by making new materials. We need to stop just using up everything to just blindly recycle or throw it away. Americans need to fundamentally change in order to save the environment and stop our culture of consumerism.