Sustainability during Quarantineby Meghana Fessy | 24-04-2020 00:23 |
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Despite massive landscapes and endless blue, our planet is limited in its resources and capabilities to support its inhabitants. Awareness of the earth¡¯s limited resources leads to a conscious effort to change one¡¯s consumerist attitude as well as to develop processes and technology that would bring about effective recycling of a great number of resources.Moderate UN scenarios suggest that if current population and consumption trends continue, by the 2030s, we will need the equivalent of two Earths to support us. All over the world we are witnessing the effects of using more resources than the Earth can provide in the form of diminishing forest cover, disappearing coral reefs, collapsing fisheries, biodiversity decline, increasing greenhouse gases, depleting fresh water systems, acidifying oceans, disease, famine, mass migrations The only true, long-term solution to resource depletion is pursuing and measuring sustainability. Here is some basic stuff we can do (things that are well known yet most of us fail to actually practice it) 1-CONSERVE PAPER Try to conserve paper whenever possible. One simple idea:set your home, or office, printer to print two-sided. You¡¯ll cut your usage by 50 percent. 2-REDUCE ENERGY Turn off and unplug electronics and small appliances when not in use and don¡¯t forget to power down your computers, screens, and printers at the end of each day. 3-CLEAN GREEN AND SAVE WATER Try to wash dishes or run your dishwasher (only when it¡¯s full) late at night to save water and reduce your energy bill. 4-GARDEN GREEN In case you are just sitting idle, try Gardening ! It makes you feel sooo rejuvenated and positive. 5-HANDLE THE WASTE YOU DO END UP WITH CORRECTLY Inevitably, there will be waste. Handling that waste sustainably should already be part of your operation, but now it is increasingly important. Any food waste that is generated should be recycled, especially since there is going to be more of it now than ever. Simply sending all that food waste to the landfill is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. Options such as composting, animal feeding, and bio-digestion to create biofuel and liquid fertilizer are always available. Your waste management vendor is critical when it comes to fluctuations in food waste. Know how to handle it sustainably. |
