Practicing Sustainability During a Pandemic
by martyb from SoylentNews on (#57G6P)
Phoenix666 writes:
Practicing sustainability during a pandemic:
The coronavirus pandemic has complicated, well, everything, including everyday efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.
With disposable masks cluttering landfills and waterways, stores banning reusable bags and restaurants serving food only in takeout containers, it can be easy to get discouraged about the waste we're creating.
In a recent UCLA Connections webinar, UCLA Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer Bonny Bentzin offered much-needed encouragement for all of those who, thanks to the pandemic, see the word "reusable" and think "infected."
Video from the webinar on YouTube.
Pass on plastics, and help deflation spiral.
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