Large portions of the world’s population still do not have access to clean water and sanitation. It is not just in the developing countries that this is a problem. Flint Michigan comes to mind as one of the outliers. Water is a precious resource that ought to be treated as such. We should not use more than is necessary at any given time. 

The consumeristic nature of our society means that most of the things that are purchased will end up being of no use within a year or so. Some of it will end up in landfill and perhaps in our oceans or other bodies of open water. We must do better. Instead of throwing these things out, let us commit to become creative in reusing and repurposing them. 

Ecology and the environment at large have historically suffered wherever mankind has landed. The most beautiful places on the planets remain the ones that are the least populated. Sadly, we do not even have to be in place to impact it. Our actions have far-reaching effects on the quality of air, the climate and other things. Let us be thoughtful and deliberate about our actions.