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Sustainability, Pandemic and Climate change: It is more imperative than ever how they all are interconnected. But still we see life on planet and environment as a separate entity. What the pandemic has demonstrated to us is a realization that our health depends on the climate and the health of the climate depends on us. We can use this challenging time as a catalyst to recognize that Covid19 is the greatest reset towards building global sustainability.
Covid19 whether we call it a new reality or a short term reality has the majority of people working from home. Which means bulk buying is difficult, using reusable container at the restaurants and grocery stores is temporarily suspended. Food delivery in single use container has sky rocketed. Use of single use plastic is in high demand which means there is more drilling for oil to make more plastic and profiting on disaster capitalism. As a result, there is an increase in residential waste, which is making sorting and recycling of different kind of plastics really difficult.
On the positive note, shutting down of factories, power plants and restriction in movements has significantly dropped air pollution levels. We all have heard and seen the images of improvements in air quality in India and China and other densely populated countries. It is sad to say that we are seeing environmental gains in times of health and economic crisis.
So while sheltering at home how can we generate less waste? Below are just a few ways you can bring sustainable practice in your daily routine: