Of Eco-friendly Products

2019 has finally started taking its toll on making the population realize the importance of environmental friendliness and the use of eco-friendly products. The world has evolved into a global village where pollution, disasters, diseases have become an everyday battle spreading out to a maximum range. In the recent years pollution has reached to its peak degrading the environment to a huge extent. Indian government, however, is set to impose a nationwide ban on plastic products like polythene bags, water bottles, straws, cups and products as such to reduce the use of pollution-causing single use plastic. That being a great initiative also puts up the circumstances of the population going without disposable plastic in the future. The simplest action the consumers can adapt to is by ensuring that the plastic is collected and used, as so a grocery bag, for example, has a second life as a trash bag, and is then used for energy. Even a simple paper bag requires 43 reuses to be better for the environment and is far beyond the point at which the bag will be fit for the purpose. With that being said, if our goal is to get a cleaner environment, we as consumers should by all means think about actions we can to reduce our use of unnecessary plastic bags or products keeping a sense of proportion and focus on keeping a track of changes which contribute towards a clean and healthier environment.

Nilakshi M Daimary,

Guwahati.