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Talk of the Town
By Sarah Gaffney
Q. Holiday makers have reserved Earth Day to an annual one-day event. What do you do year-round to help save the planet? Follow-up: What's the coolest find you've unearthed from someone's trash or the side of the road?
(asked at Whole Foods Market)
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Deborah Cort
Crisis line worker
I recycle, take public transportation and drive as little as possible. I help people in the community by taking them shopping. If I meet up with someone and they say they need to go somewhere, I'll take them. Unburied treasure? I got a table at a moving sale for like $5, but I noticed a chandelier, too. The lady threw in the chandelier because she didn't want her landlord to have it. It was with crystals on it and stuff. That was pretty cool.
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John Denson
Computer programmer
Keep the car tuned up, try to drive as little as possible, and try to use public transportation. Right now I live about a mile away from work, but soon it's going to be 50 miles. I'll take the train down and cut out the final leg by using a bike. Recycled gold? This little rubber man that I found in the street three or four years ago. He's named the Wild Eyed Pistol Waver Who Ain't Afraid to Die. And he's still on my desk. He's got a gun in his hand and he points it at me.
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Suzanne Bowes
Landscaper
I'm a vegan. I don't eat any dairy. I eat all organic. I reuse all of my plastic. I try not to buy any packaging. I don't drive, I ride my bike. I don't buy anything new, I buy all my clothes used. Basically, I feel the real cost of everything I use and I don't think that because we live in a society of abundance that that abundance comes without a cost. Roadside find? I got a beautiful velvet quilt last week for a dollar. It's like all autumn forest colors. It's beautiful.
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Alan Chase
Business manager
What do I do to save the planet? Not as much as I should. I buy organic stuff exclusively. I do a lot of recycling. I don't use any pesticides or fertilizers. We do all organic gardening. Best trash? That's a tough one 'cause I used to do that a lot. Toys that the kids have. Lots of furniture. Many years ago I had a couch that I used for probably five years that somebody put on the side of the road to be picked up by the trash collectors.
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Campbell, California
