World Environment Day | With these 5 simple practices, you can help the earth stay green

As the climate crisis is worsening at an alarming rate, this World Environment Day let us pledge to do our part to save the earth. Here are some simple steps which to follow to keep the earth green:

Reuse and recycle plastic | While it is ideal to stop using plastic, it has been a part of our lives for a long time. Throwing away your plastic will add to the 6.3 billion tons of plastic trash. Instead, reuse and recycle the plastic that you already have. Like reusing that plastic bottle or container to store your kitchen ingredients! Credit: Reuters Photo

Separate garbage before disposal | Do your bit for the environment with this simple change in your kitchen. Start collecting your dry and wet waste in different containers. You can dispose the dry waste, from which basis the type, it can be recycled and the wet kitchen waste for composting. Credit: iStock Photo

Carry your own bags | One very simple hack to reduce plastic usage is to carry your own bags for grocery shopping. You don’t need to buy a fancy grocery bag for it, instead reuse what you already have. Credit: iStock Photo

Avoid food wastage | A lot of food waste goes directly into landfills and rots to produce methane gas, which is a greenhouse gas that is 28 times more harmful than carbon dioxide. Credit: iStock Photo

Reduce consumption to limit wastage | In your everyday life cultivate the habit to buy fewer products and use only as much as you need. It helps in limiting waste and saving resources for the future generations. Binge shopping or purchases not only harm the environment, they are also detrimental to your own pocket. Credit: iStock Photo