Comments on: The Environment http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/ Contemplations of the life around me Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:09:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: AnonyMouse http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-79 AnonyMouse Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:59:41 +0000 http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-79 As-salaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatu, Aha, glad that I'm not alone! I'm always bugging my parents to be more environmentally-friendly... they still haven't given up their plastic bags (but we do use them over and over and over again...), but I think I'm making progress with other stuff, like conserving energy and stuff, lol :P -Mouse As-salaamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatu,

Aha, glad that I’m not alone! I’m always bugging my parents to be more environmentally-friendly… they still haven’t given up their plastic bags (but we do use them over and over and over again…), but I think I’m making progress with other stuff, like conserving energy and stuff, lol :P

-Mouse

]]> By: Editor http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-78 Editor Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:13:06 +0000 http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-78 as-salamu 'alaykum I like this post! Muslims are generally negligent of the environmental issues that surround them. When conservation is an aspect found in Islam as well. At the very basic, we're told to be mindful of our water usage for wudhu'. This advice you'd think is apt especially in desert conditions. But look at the global situation now. Water is fast becoming a serious issue. Anyway, yeah, once, my mum freaked out when she discovered the plastic bags she keeps (to be used for rubbish disposal) were all broken up. She suspected a rat and spent the whole day clearing out the storage drawers. But at the end of the day, she was like oh, these are biodegradable bags. Lol, poor thing. as-salamu ‘alaykum

I like this post! Muslims are generally negligent of the environmental issues that surround them. When conservation is an aspect found in Islam as well. At the very basic, we’re told to be mindful of our water usage for wudhu’. This advice you’d think is apt especially in desert conditions. But look at the global situation now. Water is fast becoming a serious issue.

Anyway, yeah, once, my mum freaked out when she discovered the plastic bags she keeps (to be used for rubbish disposal) were all broken up. She suspected a rat and spent the whole day clearing out the storage drawers. But at the end of the day, she was like oh, these are biodegradable bags. Lol, poor thing.

]]> By: Rain http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-71 Rain Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:20:59 +0000 http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-71 Salaams~ Those bags are somewhat common here in the US... They "feel" a little different than regular ones. I experiemented with one a couple of years back so I would be able to tell the difference (I buried it in my flower bed). Keep in mind that they can't be recycled with "regular" plastic bags... they have to be separated out. Also, you can usually buy canvas tote bags at the thrift store. Salaams~
Those bags are somewhat common here in the US… They “feel” a little different than regular ones. I experiemented with one a couple of years back so I would be able to tell the difference (I buried it in my flower bed). Keep in mind that they can’t be recycled with “regular” plastic bags… they have to be separated out. Also, you can usually buy canvas tote bags at the thrift store.

]]> By: Umm Layth http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-51 Umm Layth Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:12:46 +0000 http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-51 Okay, I will have to read on that. I do appreciate that you shared that but I have a question. Are these oxo-biodegradable plastic bags very common now? Okay, I will have to read on that. I do appreciate that you shared that but I have a question. Are these oxo-biodegradable plastic bags very common now?

]]> By: Michael Stephen http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-50 Michael Stephen Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:51:13 +0000 http://ummlayth.muslimpad.com/2007/02/24/the-environment-is-our-responsibility/#comment-50 Plastic bags are now available which will degrade and disappear in a few months, leaving no harmful residues on land or at sea. They are made from oxo-biodegradable plastic, which can be made at very little extra cost, with the same machinery and workforce as conventional plastic. They can be recycled or composted, and do not emit methane. Plastic bags are now available which will degrade and disappear in a few months, leaving no harmful residues on land or at sea. They are made from oxo-biodegradable plastic, which can be made at very little extra cost, with the same machinery and workforce as conventional plastic. They can be recycled or composted, and do not emit methane.

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