The annual observation of Earth Day is April 22, and the
Earth Festival that has been held in Milford for the past five
years is this Saturday.
Milford High School has hosted the Earth Festival shortly
before the observation of Earth Day since 2006; hoping to
raise awareness for the environment.
We’ve said it before in this space, and we’ll recycle the
thought yet again. Education seems to be sorely needed by
some in the area, especially when it comes to littering. Drive
down any local road, paying careful attention to the sides of
the road, and you’ll see a variety of items, which have been
thrown from cars.
McDonald’s bags and soda and beer cans seem to be the
favorites of local litterbugs.
We fail to understand why so many people feel it is O.K to
discard trash from their cars. Is it laziness, ignorance, indifference
or a combination of all three?
Maybe education is the answer, which is why we’re glad
the Earth Festival has grown into a well-attended, annual
event.
One event in particular might be helpful, the EcoArt/
Trendy Trash Contest.
According to organizers, the contest is a challenge to anyone,
of any age, to create some form of functional, beautiful,
wearable, sculptural, or just interesting art using products
that would otherwise be headed for the landfill. Examples of
reused or recycled used include old kitchen utensils, scrap
fabric, bottles, caps, cans, cardboard, plastic, wire, scrap
metal, hardware, leftover paint and computer, bike and car
parts.
The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature
activities, exhibits, presentations, entertainment, food and a
silent auction.
We encourage parents to take their children to the Earth
Festival on Saturday.
Old habits die-hard and if the cycle of littering and environmental
degradation is going to stop, it may have to be
the younger generation that does it.
