Climate Change: How Can I Help?

There was this one time that my mother used to rant about the waste management in our
subdivision since few of the residents are not following the rules that were implemented by the
leaders of the subdivision. When I went out with my mother to run some errands, I was able to
see how the garbage were not properly disposed. As I searched about its effects, I found out
that it can actually contribute to the current situation of Climate Change in our Country.
According to an article written by Barbora (2019), “Our energy production, product
consumption and irresponsible waste management contribute directly to climate change by
adding carbon-based particles into the air, which are produced during the burning of petroleum
products. The result is warmer air, creating a disastrous greenhouse effect.” It is also mentioned
in the article that the usual solution for this problem is to create landfills however, Landfills can
also give a negative impact on the environment. One article entitled Climate Change is a Waste
Management problem also mentioned that “Carbon dioxide is a waste product; dumping it into
the open air is a form of littering. “It was also mentioned in the article that uncontrolled
dumping can lead to serious damage in the environment.
As I was reading the sources, I realized that producing waste cannot be easily prevented since
humans are capable of consumption for everyday use. However, producing waste can be
decreased if we seriously start using reusable products so that our waste cannot be gathered in
landfills because as mentioned earlier, Although landfills are conducted as a solution, it also has
its own negative effect in the environment. Also, we should be able to know how to segregate
our garbage properly. These simple actions can positively contribute in terms of finding
solutions to fight climate change if all of us would cooperate. We can start off by applying these
simple solutions in our own household.

How did the temporary loss of this technology affects your day?
Our group decided to temporarily refrain ourselves from using our Laptops for the entire day.
By doing so, I really felt unproductive since I use my laptop to do academic related works
because all my files and application, I use for online classes are stored on my laptop. Although I
have my phone, it is still very hard for me especially when I tried to submit my activities through
my phone, I felt really anxious because I usually do not use my phone for submission because I
only use my phone for communicating purposes.