If you are worried about the piles of
waste that rot on our roads, about the corporation that you think doesn’t know
its job; about corrupt politicians who you think swindle public money, about
the whole system that in your opinion, doesn’t work, and if you think your job
ends there, please skip the rest.
On the other hand, if you want to do
something about it, here are a few shockingly simple things you can do, which
can go a long way.
Reduce – Reduce the use of materials that can end up as
difficult-to-manage waste
1.
Avoid takeaway food as much as you can,
if you do, do it from a place where as little plastic is used for packaging as
possible.
2.
Buy cotton clothes instead of
synthetic/semi-synthetic clothes
3.
While shopping, buy stuff with as less
plastic packaging as possible.
4.
Again, while going shopping, take your
own shopping bag along.
5.
Never, never waste food.
6.
While arranging parties – go for
paper/ceramic cups, plates. Never go for plastic or other synthetic stuff.
7.
When going on a trip, carry your own
water bottle (plastic or otherwise). Take a look near our railway tracks and
you’ll know why I say this.
8.
When buying soft drinks, buy them in
cans instead of plastic bottles.
1.
Re-use plastic bags, do not just throw
them away after a single use. Wear them out by use.
2.
Reuse one-sided paper for your rough
scribblings
3.
Use fountain pens instead of ball-pens.
If you do use them, make sure you get them refilled – do not just throw away
used pens.
4.
Give away your old usable clothes to
charity
5.
Sell away unusable clothes, glass,
paper to recycling shops
1.
Disposing plastic should be your last
option, and when you do, make sure you dispose it properly, understand where
it’s going, make sure it gets recycled if it is recyclable. The fundamental
thing here is segregation of plastic.
2.
Segregate the degradable from
non-degradable waste at source. Do not just dump all your waste on the people
who come to collect them – remember they are also people like us who would not
really enjoy digging through someone else’s garbage.
3.
If you have the space, dispose organic
waste in your own yard in a compost – rather than burdening the
corporation/municipality services. Actually it doesn’t take that much
space;here’s a good link on how you can go about composting.
4.
If you live in a flat, talk to your
association to get a compost unit built.
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