Chat Expert    The Green Guardian 

Not long ago, and not far away, in a land of great beauty and abundant natural resources, was the kingdom of Trashalot.

It was a tiny kingdom, but prosperous, and as it grew, the people of Trashalot created more and more garbage and waste, until it covered the landscape and choked the air and water.

The kingdom, once proud and pleasant, became a dark and gloomy place. All seemed hopeless.

Then a group of knights joined together, vowing to clean up the kingdom. Thus was born the Order of the Green Guardians, dedicated to the cause of reducing waste through action and education.

Working with the people of Trashalot, they restored the kingdom to its former glory. Then the Green Guardian knights set out to spread their message of hope to new lands throughout the world.

THE MISSION OF THE GREEN GUARDIAN:
In my search for places in need of environmental assistance, I have come to the six-county, Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.

Your community faces many of the same problems that befell my own kingdom. Currently, each person in the six-county metro area creates almost 7 pounds of garbage each day. And that amount keeps increasing.

People often think if they just do basic recycling (separating out plastic, aluminum cans and paper), that our waste problems will go away. But the truth is, recycling is only part of the solution. It is also critical that we adjust our buying habits to reduce the amount of unnecessary trash we produce in the first place, and to be super careful to dispose of items properly so we don't unknowingly allow toxic chemicals to poison our environment. Simply put, it is very important to know what to buy and know what to throw!

Know What To Buy
Click here to find out how you can make better purchasing decisions and help reduce the amount of waste you bring home.

Know What To Throw
Click here to find out how various items should be properly disposed of and recycled.

JOIN MY NOBLE QUEST:
Now that you have read my story, I challenge you to learn more about what you can do to protect the environmental health of your metro land.

Join me in helping all of us take responsibility for our purchasing and disposal choices. Only by following our "Code of Honor" can one truly become a Green Guardian.

THE GREEN GUARDIAN'S CODE OF HONOR:
Responsibility - Be personally aware and accountable for your buying and disposal decisions in your daily lives, both at home and at work.

Commitment - It takes only a little time, effort and advance thought to do what is right for the environment and the public good. Remember: it's the little things that make a big difference!

Enlightenment - Teach others what you have learned to buy smarter and reduce waste in everyday life and let others know that my GreenGuardian.com website can help them whenever they have questions about what to buy and what to throw.