Noel Fielding Quotes

We can no longer throw our waste away because there is no away.

I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.

We live in a disposable society. We throw so much away. But it doesn't come from nowhere. It comes from the planet and it comes from future generations' lives.

Recycling is an area where jobs could be created at low cost. Green collar workers. That's not very sexy.

I'm mad keen on recycling because I'm worried about the next generation and where all this waste we're producing is going. It has to stop. I wash out my plastic containers and recycle envelopes, everything I possibly can.

God help anyone who disobeys my recycling system. I have all the separated bins. I'm very adamant about it because I try to be a good citizen of the world, I really do. I even use eco-friendly cleaning products, but sometimes you just have to break open the disinfectant. Some jobs require it.

The cheap and easy days of waste disposal are over.

Pollution is nothing but resources we're not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.

I have always seen pollution as theft.

We can turn your bottles back into oil. We can burn it to make energy. Our we can put it in a landfill. There’s a green spectrum. And a cost spectrum. The most green is the most expensive.

The waste products in Earth's crust are also the human in this expanded, spectral sense. One's garbage doesn't go 'away' - it just goes somewhere else.

I'm not going to be some kind of PC, tree-hugger.

It does seem really hard to get consumers to do the right thing. It is stupid that we use two tons of steel, glass, and plastic to haul our sorry selves to the shopping mall. It's stupid that we put water in plastic bottles in Fiji and ship it here.

It's no secret - if you know me, have ever met me or have shared a meal with me - that I'm a passionate environmentalist.

Environmental concern is a phenomena that tends to rise in a nation after a certain level of wealth.

A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it degrade the environment? Could it have been designed so it would actually be good for the environment?

It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.

If you're not buying recycled products, you're not really recycling.

Being green and clean is not just an aspiration but an action.

We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time.

If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.

I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference.

I'm pretty much your average, energy-saving-light-bulbs-recycling citizen.

Everything I do is the environment.

The planet's environmental woes tend to be overlooked as we scramble for the latest high-tech gizmos - and conveniently ignore their energy consumption.