Recycling makes it way into mainstream TV

Hubby and I watched CBC TV this week. Only a couple of shows but none the less, we hit them at the right times.

The first show was The Hour -- not our usual viewing fair but occasionally something is on and it's interesting. A video clip was shown regarding a man from Los Angeles who had a personal challenge pertaining to waste and recycling. This was the first time that I've heard about "Sustainable Dave"; the man challenged himself to see how much garbage he uses in one year. The interview was very interesting and is available on THE HOUR website. It's surprising to see what one can do if one puts their mind to it. After I found the video on the TV show website, I continued to check things out and discovered Sustainable Dave's website. Although his one year challenge is over, he has continued trying to enlighten others. I enjoyed his slogan "no one can do everything but everyone can do something". Talk about a simple way to say it won't work without you! I also discovered numerous YouTube videos about him from the various interviews he has done.

A couple of nights later we watched the Rick Mercer Report. We've enjoyed this guy for years (since his days on This Hour has 22 Minutes)-- especially his talking to Americans (2000). You had to love it when he talked to then presidential candidate George W. Bush about his reaction to his endorsement by Canada's Prime Minister Jean Poutine. But reminisces aside his recent clip on Canada's Recycling program was good. Got a good laugh. Hope you do too!



Although some aspects of his video are extremely exaggerated it shows that recycling is being done and has grown to include many items. Just a reminder -- we all need to do our part. It's the little things that drive home the point that we all have to do something to help make things better for the future. But I don't need to tell you that right!