PANDEMICS AND THE FUTURE OF PLASTIC

#COVID2019 is a deadly virus that has caused illness and fatalities in what is the largest pandemic of our generations that one can possibly remember. Even today there are people across the world who are succumbing from the effects of the deadly virus. However, it is human nature to see the bright and positive silver lining across all possible situations of doom and gloom

Thanks to the virtual lockdown that the planet is experiencing due to #COVID2019 has deciphered significant health and wellness benefits for Mother Earth. From February 3 to March 1, CO2 emissions were down by at least 25% because of the measures to contain the coronavirus, according to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), an air pollution research organization.

Another major advantage of social distancing and home lockdowns is the sharp decline in the usage of single-use and multiple-use plastic. Since people are no longer working from outside their homes, their reliance on plastic bags, bottles, tiffins, fast food and so much more has drastically declined to make this terrible reliance on plastic slowly and surely moot. Governments and businesses were under pressure to decrease single-use plastic before the pandemic. Now, with the utility of single-use plastic less central to life at home, we may get to see if the global addiction might be broken.

To keep your home and especially your kitchen plastic-free, one can turn to a biodegradable and easily compostable form of crockery and cutlery. Companies like Dinearth help make the world a better place to live in with their line of plates, bowls, straws, forks, and spoons which are made of eco-friendly. Eco-friendly grows throughout the year and the waste derived from the crop is turned into sturdy and handy tableware which can be warmed in ovens and microwaves and frozen in the freezer without any discernable wear and tare.