Topic: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!
             Target Audience: Canadian Young adults of age 18-25 the masters of the future world.
            
             The idea of consumerism is deeply implanted into our minds. As we live on, we love to buy new things, use and abuse them, and throw them away once they're lost value to us. We are destroying our world. We are using its resources faster than it's generating them. On top of that, we are throwing away too much. The sad reality is that the Earth is no longer self-sustainable solely because of the existence of human. If we do not take action now, we will regret. As masters of the next world, we alone will bear the consequences. In less than fifty years, 3/4 of the world will be water deprived. Do you want to drink toxic water? I thought so.
             This report will help you to effectively take part in saving the planet. We will start with the most doable way, reducing waste, or more specifically, reducing solid waste.
             Before we start, let's consider some facts. Most wastes in the world are solid wastes. The United States is by far the largest producer of it. Solid waste includes everything from product packaging, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, to batteries.
             Sadly, Canada is following the footsteps of United States. We are all gradually being sucked into the abyss of excessive resource-taking and waste-producing. As neighbours of the United States, we must realize that our lifestyles are of little difference to that of theirs. In essence, Canada has similar solid waste production as the United States, only on a smaller scale. For instance, Canadians produce almost as much waste per person per day as Americans do.
             In the year 2001 alone, U.S. residents, businesses, and institutions produced more than 229 million tons of solid waste. This is equivalent to approximately 4.4 pounds of waste per person per day, up from 2.7 pounds per person per day in 1960. That's an ...