Week 16 (30/01/2023 - 05/02/2023)

Week 16 Blog

Recently, I have been buying a lot of food home as my parents have been very busy at work and have not been cooking dinner. Additionally, many restaurants and hawker stalls utilize styrofoam boxes for takeaway, which is very unsustainable for the environment.

These styrofoam boxes are very unhealthy for the environment as they take a long time to degrade and the foam can leach harmful chemicals into the water sources like lakes and ponds should they be stored inappropriately, leading to contamination of bodies that may be essential to us such as reservoirs. 

To reduce my harmful impact on the environment, I decided to use a metal container instead.

As this container can be re-used, I am not only able to save on the $0.20 or $0.30 takeaway charge but I am able to make a eco-friendly decision to protect the environment around me, be it land, air or water. I feel that it's important that we all do our part for the environment by making responsible choices which would ultimately benefit us. Additionally, our actions may seem small but in the long run over many years, we would notice that our efforts are not wasted and we have made a difference to the world around us.