Increasingly, it seems that the message of everyone doing something is taking hold, but we are still a long way off from a zero wake scenario.  It seems that we are all leaving a wake behind as we troll along carrying out the business of the day, and that wake can be a problem.  Boaters know that a zero wake area means that you pass through an area with as little disturbance as possible.  The reason is that there are other boats or people in the water.  No one enjoys having a careless boater zooming past causing an unwelcome surge of waves after he is gone.  "Zero Wake" ... get it?

Well, the same is true of our every more-crowded world.  As we pass by in our daily routines, people leave wakes of disturbance to what should be a pleasant environment.  There is trash strewn along the curb, plastic bottles or drinking cups tossed aside, and so much more. 

In a different analogy, think of all the batteries and computer stuff we leave to the trash.  The planned obsolescence of computer items are not easily cast aside.  This includes batteries, cell phones, computers, computer screen and accessories.

Giving credit to stores like Staples will take your old cell phones and computers.  A website like www.DeadComputers.com locates drop off centers for computers.  Or eiae.org will locate a donation center nationally.

I did notice a battery recycling drop at my last visit to Home Depot which I thought was a solid idea.  Batteries are generally filled with things we do not want in landfills either.  Regardless of being effectively buried, the leaching of batteries, capacitors, and other chemically-ridden equipment is not part of a zero wake program.

Remember, that the sustainable manta is "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle."  The sheer volume of batteries that are used each year is staggering, and the lithium rechargeable batteries eventually go bad too.  It is one thing to have unused electrical items sitting in a closet or basement, but this is an area of concern that needs greater participation.

Special note also for the "Redeployment" ideas of taking dated computers and cell phone and passing them to needy countries who will give these items a second life.  This is a solid idea that at least delays the trashing of equipment to quickly.  Churches has collected cell phones and passed them out to countries who think our old stuff is unbelievably cool.

It takes just a few moments to take along the cell phone, computer, or used batteries to these drop off centers.  It is a fantastic idea, and simply needs to be done. 

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