Welcome to the VinylPlus Sustainable Thinking Platform

Hardly, I would say. After ending up as a political or economical legitimization for starting sustainable, green, or whatsoever activities in this field, I'm quite sure that it is hard. It's not complicated though. The most important rule is to do something you would do alone, knowing that no one will come to join you. Ever. And only talk about your ideas if you're asked to. No one likes an activist. We tend to think that good ideas will spread without any artificial help. And we might be right. Read on to find it out...

A common theme in all sustainability issues is INEQUITY. Through my essay, I have shown how various existing gaps, whether they are: a) Demand/Supply b) Production/Consumption c) Developing/Developed Country d) Technology/Income can be overcome, if there is direct youth participation. It is important, I feel, to re-question accepted wisdom on how, what and how much we consume. I also believe that as young people, we can influence sustainable production more directly.

Today’s consumption is undermining the environmental resource base. In order to make this dream of a ‘Green Prosperous World’ come true, we will have to rely on our most valuable asset, the youth. Many of the best ideas come from young minds; the youth is, and must be, the builder of a new society. The youth can be most easily made aware of the grave environmental problems and once sensitized they can aware others more effectively than their elders because established anti-ecological ways of thinking and behaving are not ingrained in young people, and they can introduce fresh ideas and outlook to issues. Youth can undertake public awareness programs in their schools, nearby communities and rural neighborhoods to spread awareness. The participation of youth in environmental protection can be sought at levels ranging from grass-roots activism and participation in conservation projects to policy-making bodies and NGOs.

To wake up at 5 am and spend next 4 hours riding through streets of a big city in a dust car, to spend 8 hours every Saturday on sorting waste in municipal sorting plant, to meet with friends at a huge students music festival just to organize waste collection – impossible when you’re young and so many parties is waiting for you? “Impossible is nothing” to a group of students from Poland, a group of young people who can became great example of how can young people all over the globe contribute to the promotion of sustainable behaviors. If you’re seeking for the inspiration - get into the world of waste …

My essay is based in my personal story on how I am managing to survive in college and finish my studies albeit of scarce resources I have. In my essay I pointed out that in every crisis one must make an opportunity from it make that opportunity worthwhile in your daily life. I emphasized that through sharing of resources our, scarcity in resources will be mitigated because all people get equal resources. I narrated my personal story in my essay on how scarcity of resources will not be hindrance for you to succeed in life.