As 2019 begins, many of our old problems and challenges remain: gun violence, wars, homeland security, health care costs and too many more to name here. For most of us, the solutions to these conundrums appear beyond the reach of one individual. Many of us want to throw up our hands and say, “Well, I can’t do anything about that today,” and move on.

On a brighter note, however, there is one problem we can all “do something about” everyday. We all play a part in pollution, unnecessary waste, and lack of forethought about our attitudes toward our environment. For a number of years,...