Update

So, I must update you, my loyal readers, on a few developments that have taken place recently. The first is that my avocado pit decided to sprout and is now a tiny plant! I was worried that it was not going to do anything, but it finally decided it was time. The second is much bigger and demonstrates the military making a more common of late sensible environmental decision.
When I first arrived here, you had two choices as far as what to put your food on in the dining facility.
The first was all plastic. An individually wrapped set of utensils and a plate, all of which were a one time use, disposable affair. Disposable here means that it is bound for the incinerator and ultimately the atmosphere.
The second choice consisted of a standard plate and silverware, which are washed and reused until breaking.
Sadly, most people decided on the first choice, which amounted to thousands of plastic plates being thrown away and burned every day!
Recently though the military has wisely realized that it is both cheaper and more sensible to offer only the standard plate and silverware. You can already see that the number of trash bags produced daily has fallen to a quarter of what it was previously.
This was a great day for the Earth and also the human beings who have no other choice but to continue inhabiting her. Hopefully, big organizations such as the military will continue to make these seemingly small changes that will yield large compounded gains.