By now you should be convinced that climate change is due to human activity. But are consumers to be blamed, or is it fossil fuel producers and megacorps who are responsible for this? It’s a tricky question, but I do believe considerable change in consumer behaviour can push mega corps and governments to take action 💪🏾
This guide is to help you adopt a more sustainable lifestyle in India. Now there are tons of guides and articles out there, but they might not be easy to follow if you live in India 🇮🇳.
<aside> 💡 The most crucial step one can take is to ban plastic from your life.
You wouldn’t believe how powerful this is. You would quickly start seeing how many things you can avoid purchasing in a grocery store, even reduce your expenses considerably. Of course, some exceptions have to be made but the idea is to make a difference, not be perfect :)
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Let's face it, as much as we love snacking, almost everything what we see in our supermarkets are snacks in puffy packets of plastic. 34 Lakh tonnes of plastic waste was generated in 2019-20 alone! So what do we do?
I recently shifted to Hot Chips 🍟 for all my snacking requirements! Hot Chips is a South Indian establishment with branches across India. Essentially they create the snacks in-store and store them in large glass containers. Although they also sell them in plastic packaging, you can always bring your own containers and fill them up! It's cheap and tasty too! (not healthy of course)
Simply Google for "Hot Chips near me" to find an outlet near you!
Image from Now Lucknow
We tend to waste a lot of water in our kitchens, when we can simply reuse that water for watering plants! This water can come from,