Yes, you can make a difference and your choices affect others!

There are generations after ours that will live with the decisions we make.  From the products we discard to the products we work around every day, they affect not only our families, our employees, our neighbors but the generations that comes after us.

Some of the countries largest windows companies build windows from products like Fiberglass that lasts a lifetime in the landfill.  Now look how the windows are made.  Are they designed so the glass can be easily changed or are they designed to replace the "sash" and throw the broken sash in the landfill?  Many of these large companies design their windows, so when the glass is broken, the sash is thrown away and a new sash is installed.  This is done because it is cheaper to make a new sash in bulk than design a window that is easy to change.  It's cheaper to send waste to the landfill than to build a quality product.

Roofing shingles are made of petroleum and fiberglass.  They are designed to be removed after 10-15 years and hauled to the landfill.  Why not use a roofing material that stays on your roof for 50+ years and allows the shingle roof to remain in place...reducing landfill waste.

Putting in a sidewalk or walkway?  Why not use a brick that is guaranteed not to crack and is made from tires and milk jugs.  A product thats looks just like concrete pavers but takes waste out of the landfill.

There is a whole generation of children that will never know what a sky full of stars looks like.  The standard lighting our cities and towns use pollute not only the air with the fossil fuels burned but they pollute the skies with the wasted light that is generated skyward. 

Call your local city official and ask why high efficient LED street lights are not being used.  They do not create light pollution and use a fraction of the electricity.  A city with 100,000 street lights can reduce the burning of 80,000 tons of coal, the release of 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide and 2000 tons of sulfur dioxide just by converting to LED street lights.