NSTP-SW NO.

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PUENTE, KRISTINE ZAINAB P.
NURS 1-4

1) Read the Laws of Ecology by Barry Commoner; and choose one (1) law and
explain. (5 pts.)

Following my reading of Barry Commoner's Laws of Ecology, I'd want to expand on the
fourth law of ecology, which states, "There is no such thing as a free lunch." This is a
basic but important ecological law that everyone should remember because it states
that "Everything we eat, wear, and use during our lives has an environmental cost." In
real life, this law applies everywhere when you can't ask someone for something for
free, but you still have to work harder to get what you need in the environment you live
in. In economics, for example, this means that the Credit and Debit columns in the
ledger spreadsheet must be balanced in some way, or the person will become
psychologically unwell. In simple terms, when we say "there's no such thing as a free
lunch," we mean that when we eat food, we should inspect every path the ingredients
take. You'll notice that nothing in that cuisine is free, whether it's in terms of money or
environmental stress. It is not available for free. If you order Jollibee, for example, you
should look at how much the chicken costs and how it was cared for in the barn. Then,
in the fast-food chain, chemicals, extra chemicals will be there, which will cost more
money and a huge number of those things can cause harm to humans. So, as you can
see, everything has an effect, and the payment is one of them. When we say "there's
no such thing as a free lunch," we're simply saying that if we're given something, we
should expect to be given something in return.

2) Personally, how will you apply the waste management at home? (5pts.)

Personally, I'd like to implement a waste management strategy in our modest

home, which I've previously given to my family after adopting and learning it at school.
My family happily agreed with me, but we haven't implemented it yet because we
haven't purchased the garbage cans. I offered that we have three trash bins within our
house for "biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and recyclable" items, as well as three
large bins outside our house for the garbage truck and collectors to have better access.
I'm so committed to this principle that I'm willing to be patient in teaching my family
members how to properly dispose of rubbish. This is an idea that I am very excited
about because I feel that using waste management at home will help us become better
citizens and that we will be able to contribute to the recovery of our stifling globe in our
own small ways.