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Well, this particular journey now comes to an end. I had fun researching our collective garbage problem and trying to make a difference through my small clean-ups.  I believe that caring for and cleaning up our planet has to start with small changes.  I think that we do need a societal shift to producing and consuming less, which flies in the face of our current understanding of traditional economic growth. Everyone knows about the three R’s by now, but the first one is very often ignored. The emphasis should be on Reducing first and foremost. I plan on joining my local environmental group and trying to make a difference with their support and aid.   I encourage all of you to get outside and make a small dent by starting your own mini-clean ups. On a positive note, The Ocean Cleanup and Boyan Slat just posted this video...it’s very encouraging that there are bright lights like him working on our garbage problem. See you soon! https://twitter.com/TheOceanCleanup/status/144...

This week I became a bit more adventurous with my online trash presence. On top of the usual clean up around my neighbourhood, I created a couple of virtual posters for My Product page.  I did this with the aid of a great site, https://www.canva.com/ .   I played around with this site for a good couple of hours. It was intuitive, easy to use and frankly fun. Of course that’s a bonus, but how am I going to use it to promote THE cause?   As I talked about last time, I think the big issue that governments and environmental groups have is that their ads do not get through to the public. So, having very little ad experience, I decided to take it on. I perused the web, searching for successful campaigns, images and videos that I like.   And I came up with something. Who knows if I would make it on this show with the talent I have:       Next week it’s time to spread the virtual word!