UDAY SURAJ KONDAPI

I believe people from different regions of the world consume meat based on the weather conditions. But it would be definitely a good move to move towards plant based proteins which has been researched and developed to very good quality in the recent times.

I live in an apartment, so it is really hard for me to compost waste. The way I took it up was by trying to reduce the amount of waste I produce. Choosing vegetables over packed/canned food, we produce less waste. Also, it should be made sure that we cook only as much as we need and do not waste the food.

Using a resuable water bottle is really and achievable task with no much efforts. It is for sure the easiest way to carry couple of purchased packed water from home or buy water whenever needed. But, it is also the same level of effort in filling out the water bottle from home and taking it to work. Also, almost all the work places offer water and can be considered reliable in terms of quality. Also, it is much easier to rinse water bottle compared to a reusable mug. To add to that, we can buy reusable bottles which are based on our needs/requirements like shape, color, style, material etc. So, I wish everyone understands the amount of plastic could be left behind and save the environment.

The five minute water shower has really worked for me a lot. It is great to realize how much volume of water is being consumed every day in life. We definitely need to take further steps to prevent over usage of water. One other thing which could be done is to turn down any running water taps while using them. Example would be while cleaning dishes, vessels, etc. Also, if using dishwasher, make sure you load the whole dishwasher rather than run it multiple rounds with less number of vessels.

I understand that it is so easy to just take a starbucks/dunkin coffee on the go and toss the cup of once done. But, as  humans, we need to consider that we are savings tons of waste if we use a reusable cup. It is hard in the beginning as we need to include that in our daily routine. And the uneasy part would be to have the cup cleaned every time we have a drink. But it needs to implanted in our mind that it is part our day to day life and sparing 2 minutes of our daily life shouldn't matter. Also, makes us more responsible.