Examine how you impact the environment. Do you think you impact the environment more than you should? Describe the part of your life that is contributing the most carbon. Propose how you can reduce this number. In your opinion, explain if it is realistic for you to try and reduce this number.

In the Working Ahead section in Modules 1, 2, and 3, you were informed to collect items to be recycled and log a journal of these items. You were also instructed to select either Module 2 or Module 3 to collect these items.

Your assignment in this module is to submit your weeklong Recycling Journal, along with an analysis of your recycling efforts and an examination of the recycling process.

Be sure to examine what you have recycled in your chosen week and estimate how many grocery sacks of material you recycled—try to estimate the size. Results showing who recycled the most material will be posted by your facilitator in Module 5.

For this assignment, complete the following:

Part 1

Review your Recycling Journal for the week you selected. Write a report that covers the next two parts of this assignment.

Part 2

Based on what you identified as recyclable in one week and using this data, estimate how much garbage your entire locality or city could prevent sending to the landfill. Include the following:

What is the total population of your community? You may use reliable Internet resources to identify this information. If everyone in your community recycled as much trash as you did for one week, how much garbage could your area recycle? To calculate this number, you can use your number and multiply it by the number of people in your community. How much trash could your community save in a year? To calculate this number, multiply the weekly estimate for your community by the number of weeks in a year. Do you think your community recycles enough? How can the US Government place more importance on recycling? Part 3

Examine the process of recycling. Include the following:

Explain how recycled material is reused. Describe what happens to recycled cans, bottles, and newspapers after they go to the recycling bin. Examine the impact you have on creating renewed resources from these recycled items. Support your statements with appropriate examples and scholarly references.

Write a 4–5-page report in Word format. Submit the report, along with your recycling journal. Apply APA standards to citation of sources _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- A carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that each individual produces. Calculating your carbon footprint can give you a new perspective concerning how much you are really contributing to the greenhouse effect.

In this assignment, you will apply what you have learned about taking personal responsibility for your environment and calculate your own carbon footprint.

Using The Nature Conservancy Web site, calculate your carbon footprint. You can calculate this by clicking on the calculator and filling out the estimated values. Access this Web site using the following link:

The Nature Conservancy. (2011). Carbon footprint calculator: What’s my carbon footprint? Retrieved fromRespond to the following:

Describe your final carbon footprint. Classify where most of the carbon you generate comes from. Considering all you have learned in this course, state if you feel you have a new appreciation for your role in the environment. Examine how you impact the environment. Do you think you impact the environment more than you should? Describe the part of your life that is contributing the most carbon. Propose how you can reduce this number. In your opinion, explain if it is realistic for you to try and reduce this number. Write your initial response in approximately 300–350 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.