Last year, I lived with a couple roommates who absolutely love the game of Beer Pong. I was totally happy to hear this because I have actually been a fan of the game for a very long time. Our collective passion for the game has caused us to often go through hundreds and hundreds of beer cans per week, in what adds up to at least 2-3 tournaments. Beer Pong is a "drinking game" where the object is to throw a ping-pong ball from one side of a ping-pong table into one of the cups filled with beer on the other side of the table. You drink the beer on your side only when your opponent drains a ball into one of the cups on your side, and if you make it in one of their cups they have to drink. Basically, when a ball lands in a cup the beer must be finished and the cup removed from the table. You win if you make all the balls on your opponent's side of the table before they make all the cups on your side. There are typically 6 or 10 cups. This great game is fun and challenging, and you also go through SO MUCH beer.
Kegs can be a hassle for college students. They are difficult to transport and often a deposit is required. So nowadays people who play beer pong often get beer by the cans, in cases or 30 packs. This game requires a lot of beer drinking and it wasn't until recently that I really considered how many aluminum can were being wasted. It's something so obvious, but it's also something easy to over look when having "fun" with friends in college. I've always recycled cans, or "tried" to, but I have to say I've been pretty guilty of not taking advantage of every opportunity to do so.
Therefore, I was truly impressed to see my roommate's Chris and John striving so hard to make sure that every single can we use at our house gets recycled. To recycle hundreds of cans per week is not an easy task, and you might be surprised at the kind of effort it takes to maintain that green practice. Let alone, how many people do you know that will take responsibility to recycle on behalf of everyone else's usage? But recycling at this volume and rate is not necessarily easy or convenient. As time goes on, a massive pile of cans can accumulate quickly. Can crunching "sessions" can be pretty fun, especially if you round up some volunteers and put on some good tunes. The thing that really inspires me about my roommates is that they just don't stop with cans. They honestly look to recycle everything they can possibly recycle in the house. Whether it be using rechargeable batteries or recycling glass and paper, they will find the most "green" way of doing something. They do this in a community that really doesn't offer much in terms recycling options and encouraging people to go green, or making it easy to recycle.
Chris and John are a wonderful example of the kind of attitude, effort, and perseverance it requires to really LIVE GREEN. And the best part about it is how people (like me) are really influenced and inspired by their efforts to do the right thing. The actuality is, it takes substantial efforts to be a green ambassador. It's not a spectator sport; you can't expect to make a difference by just "supporting" the green movement. As an example, there's the obstacle of moving the aluminum cans to the recycling center. And are we going to turn around and drive a fuel-inefficient vehicle there? Another thing to think about is the containers we use to transport the aluminum cans. If plastic bags or grocery bags are used in the process, we need to make sure we recycle these as well or else we might be negating our eco friendly progress. Fuel Efficient Vehicles, reusable green bags and reusable stainless steel water bottles are a couple solutions that can improve our chances of truly making a positive impact.
The consistent, and deliberate action of real people like me and you is the only way the green movement will be able to sustain itself. Chris and John's courage to do the right thing is a perfect example of the consistent and habitual actions required to motivate others and make positive changes in our lives and the world. And with Beer Pong, which has become something of a "phenomena" among the world's youth, think of all the cans that can be saved by good samaritans like Chris and John. If recycling is the "cool" thing to do among the youth, everyone, including the older and very young future generations will take notice. In the world of beer pong, we love to play, we love to watch, and now if we can all just remember to recycle every can, the difference we can make is astonishing. Take the lead among your friends and make a difference today!
Kegs can be a hassle for college students. They are difficult to transport and often a deposit is required. So nowadays people who play beer pong often get beer by the cans, in cases or 30 packs. This game requires a lot of beer drinking and it wasn't until recently that I really considered how many aluminum can were being wasted. It's something so obvious, but it's also something easy to over look when having "fun" with friends in college. I've always recycled cans, or "tried" to, but I have to say I've been pretty guilty of not taking advantage of every opportunity to do so.
Therefore, I was truly impressed to see my roommate's Chris and John striving so hard to make sure that every single can we use at our house gets recycled. To recycle hundreds of cans per week is not an easy task, and you might be surprised at the kind of effort it takes to maintain that green practice. Let alone, how many people do you know that will take responsibility to recycle on behalf of everyone else's usage? But recycling at this volume and rate is not necessarily easy or convenient. As time goes on, a massive pile of cans can accumulate quickly. Can crunching "sessions" can be pretty fun, especially if you round up some volunteers and put on some good tunes. The thing that really inspires me about my roommates is that they just don't stop with cans. They honestly look to recycle everything they can possibly recycle in the house. Whether it be using rechargeable batteries or recycling glass and paper, they will find the most "green" way of doing something. They do this in a community that really doesn't offer much in terms recycling options and encouraging people to go green, or making it easy to recycle.
Chris and John are a wonderful example of the kind of attitude, effort, and perseverance it requires to really LIVE GREEN. And the best part about it is how people (like me) are really influenced and inspired by their efforts to do the right thing. The actuality is, it takes substantial efforts to be a green ambassador. It's not a spectator sport; you can't expect to make a difference by just "supporting" the green movement. As an example, there's the obstacle of moving the aluminum cans to the recycling center. And are we going to turn around and drive a fuel-inefficient vehicle there? Another thing to think about is the containers we use to transport the aluminum cans. If plastic bags or grocery bags are used in the process, we need to make sure we recycle these as well or else we might be negating our eco friendly progress. Fuel Efficient Vehicles, reusable green bags and reusable stainless steel water bottles are a couple solutions that can improve our chances of truly making a positive impact.
The consistent, and deliberate action of real people like me and you is the only way the green movement will be able to sustain itself. Chris and John's courage to do the right thing is a perfect example of the consistent and habitual actions required to motivate others and make positive changes in our lives and the world. And with Beer Pong, which has become something of a "phenomena" among the world's youth, think of all the cans that can be saved by good samaritans like Chris and John. If recycling is the "cool" thing to do among the youth, everyone, including the older and very young future generations will take notice. In the world of beer pong, we love to play, we love to watch, and now if we can all just remember to recycle every can, the difference we can make is astonishing. Take the lead among your friends and make a difference today!
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Albert Jefferson has been an educated author going over environmental and sustainability concerns in addition to spreading the ideal to companies to use eco custom bags to advertise both their mark and awareness for this environment.
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