As with energy, we should have practices that enhance our awareness that nothing is ever “thrown away.” It is especially important that we think about the disposition of each item, knowing where it is going and acknowledging the different impacts of “disposal.” While the exact words are not crucial, the different sentiments are.
If you are disposing of something that will go into a landfill or will be incinerated, ask forgiveness by raising a hand and saying “Hail Gaia, Full of Grace.” If you are disposing of paper, aluminum, glass, plastics or similar materials to be recycled in industrial processes, raise a hand and say “Go with Gaia.” If you are disposing of food or other wastes to be composted, raise a hand in the air, smile and say “Join Gaia with Joy.”
via Mindful Recycling and Waste « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill, originally posted on Apegrrl’s Meme Garden (29-Aug-2002).
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 