Wendy's or Zaxby's?

We all face hundreds of decisions every day. There's the little decisions like what to wear or where to go eat dinner; then there's the big one's like where to attend college, whom to marry or which job to accept. While many of these decisions are small and the consequences of them are small, some have lasting effects. For most people, it seems that recycling fits into the small category. We mindlessly throw away that coke bottle into a trash can even though there's a recycling bin next to the garbage. We ball up hundreds of sheets of used paper every year and pretend to be an NBA star while shooting the paper like a basketball instead of just placing it in a paper recycling bin. I'll be the first to admit that I often think, "what's one sheet of paper going to hurt the environment?" Shame on me because this thinking is exactly what's wrong with Americans today. Every single one of us is part of the problem, therefore every action we take needs to help solve the problem instead of continuing to add to it. In today's times there is no excuse for not recycling, it is SO EASY!!! There's places to recycle everywhere; Wal-Mart and Home Depot, the nation's two largest retailers, both have incredible recycling programs for almost every recyclable material used by consumers. What could be better than walking in to a store with recyclables and coming out with a week's worth of groceries or a new ceiling fan? Not to mention recycling allows resources and energy to be used elsewhere while helping to keep hazardous products out of landfills. Come on people, the choice is simple: RECYCLE!