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500 000 tonnes de déchets. Bientôt, à ciel ouvert près de ta porte.
By georges. Posted on 10:28:00 am - Monday, October 22, 2007.

L’Ontario expédie environ 10 millions de tonnes de déchets par an dans les décharges. C’est de la folie. Surtout qu’avec un tout petit effort, on pourrait utiliser le recyclage ou le compostage pour 70 pour cent des ordures ménagères.

L’Amérique du Nord produit assez de déchets pour remplir 70 000 camions à ordures par jour.

Tu as sans doute plus tendance à recycler ou à composter s’il y a une décharge dans les environs où tu habites parce que tu comprends l’énormité de ces enfouissements (en moyenne, on parle de 50 à 100 hectares), sans oublier que tu dois endurer parfois les relents puants qui te font lever le cœur. Et en plus, tu as affaire aux ralentissements de circulation causés par les remorques qui s’y rendent et en sortent. Chanceux!

A big old pile of trash.
Photo Credit: D'Arcy Norman

Maintenant, si ta ville ou si ton village n’a pas encore ce type d’enfouissement, mastodonte horrible, ne sois pas inquiet! Que tu joues bien ou mal ta carte, tu vas finir par en avoir un bientôt. En effet, sur les 10 millions de tonnes que nous enfouissons tous les ans, un tiers partait dans les décharges du Michigan, mais l’État vient de mettre le holà sur nos exportations de déchets.

Alors, nous allons bientôt voir apparaître de nouvelles décharges en Ontario. Quel plaisir! Et au rythme où nous produisons des déchets, nous allons remplir et fermer ces décharges pour en construire d’autres en peu de temps. Pas de doute.

On a tous ces magnifiques mots « Réduire, Réemployer, Recycler » qui nous martèlent le cerveau, et pourtant, la plupart de nous ne semblent prêter attention qu’au troisième « R ». (Tout le monde fait ça, juste comme mon petit frère. Stupide frère).

Comprends-moi bien, le recyclage (et le compostage!), c’est très important, mais la réduction et le réemploi, ça l’est tout autant, sinon plus. En effet, quand nous réduisons et réemployons, il y a moins de trucs qui aboutissent dans les poubelles et les bacs de recyclage (n’oublie pas que les installations de recyclage consomment de l’énergie, ce qui entraîne des gaz à effet de serre et des polluants causant du smog qui se dégagent dans l’air).

Réduire, ça veut dire réfléchir un peu quand on achète. Cela veut dire être conscient de ce qui est nécessaire par rapport à ce qui est du luxe. Ne pas s’emballer dans le département des produits de luxe. C’est aussi choisir une marque plutôt qu’une autre parce qu’elle utilise moins d’emballage, ou qu’elle est réputée pour sa considération environnementale.   

Réemployer, ça veut dire utiliser ce qu’on a acheté jusqu’à la dernière goutte et ne pas acheter les produits dont l’emballage claironne qu’ils sont « jetables ».

Grist.org met pleins feux sur les frères Réduire et Réemployer qu’on néglige souvent dans Consumption Unction, What's Your Function? Dépêche-toi de lire ça avant d’aller commander ton repas à emporter dans un emballage chargé de polystyrène!  Et si ça t’a plu, va lire A Consumption Manifesto: How to streamline your life and still enjoy the heck out of it.

Alors, en conclusion, c’est bon de recycler, mais parmi les trois célèbres R, c’est lui qui doit arriver en dernier. D’ailleurs, il se trouve que réduire et réemployer sont également d’excellents choix pour ton portefeuille. Je te le dis en passant, comme ça.

Si tu penses que tes habitudes en matière de réduction, de réemploi et de recyclage ne suffiront pas à freiner le remplissage des décharges, et à sauver la planète en fin de compte, tu as bien raison. C’est pourquoi tu dois en parler à tes amis, à ta famille, à tes collègues et à tous ceux de ton entourage. Non, pas besoin de faire la morale. Il te suffit de le dire au hasard d’une conversation et de circonstances qui se présentent. Nous devons faire en sorte que plus de gens soient davantage conscients des choix qu’ils font. C’est ça qui fera toute la différence dans le monde.

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