A) If your green box is filled to the brim with empty milk cartons, previously utilized paper (that has been written on on both sides!), plastic bags that can no longer be re-used, and outdated phonebooks....you are a kind-hearted person who considers the bigger picture. Instead of always focusing on the "me", you are likely to consider the "we". Instead of doing things that will earn you immediate gratification, you posess the patience and good-will to engage in actions with more long-term, lasting benefits.
B) If your green box is stacked with cardboard boxes that have not been flattened out, plastic containers that were used only once, metal tins not properly rinsed out, and newspapers you never got around to reading....you are someone with good intentions who often falls short of living up to your full potential. You make "to do" lists and end up only checking off the first few items while never getting to the last ones. You are the type of person who, when given an encouraging nudge in the right direction, can surprise others and even yourself by how proactive you can be when you commit to seeing things through.
C) If your green box is a pathetic mixture of a small collection of one or two soiled paper bags, garbage that was accidentally placed in the wrong bin, and CDs, DVDs, and batteries that, unless they are brought to an Eco Centre, will end up in landfills where their hazardous properties will leak into the ground and contribute to soil and water pollution and endanger wildlife, you are dangerously close to being a hopeless case. Your lack of concern for global warming and the fate of future generations is something that makes you appear selfish and lazy to the people in your life, and you would have a much clearer conscience if you stoped simply ignoring the repercussions of your actions.
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