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and tradition of harmonious co-existence between man and nature. In addition, people should adopt these practices in their dayto-day life. Let’ s discourage single use plastic and instead we may use jute / cloth carry bags:
• Use of biodegradable and other types of compostable utensils in place of plastic, and bring a fork, knife and spoon from home.
• Use of durable, foldable & inexpensive reusable bag that can be carried around in car / pocket / purse.
• Discourage plastic bottles. Have glass, steel or clay bottles in offices.
• Encourage employees to refuse, reduce and reuse plastic products in their daily use. Pledge for plastic free environment in the Organization.
I would request all my fellow citizens to follow atleast one Green Good Deed on daily basis and there will be several hundred million Green Good Deeds performed daily to protect environment, it’ s not only our moral responsibility for
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our next generation to give them pristine earth to live in but also our green social responsibility.
Q. You have been talking of building a movement for Green Good Deeds. How can this movement help in reducing plastic pollution- the theme of this year’ s World Environment Day? Green Good Deeds is a peopleoriented campaign to raise awareness about environmental concerns in a simplified way. Everyone is looking up to India with expectations because they think that Indians have the DNA to protect the environment. Our ancestors had made protection of environment an integral part of their lifestyle. The campaign aims to broaden its base with involvement of teachers, students and other voluntary organisations. There are more than 500 green good deeds listed in the app( Dr. Harsh Vardhan Mobile App). The app includes – planting trees, saving energy, conserving water, use of public transport and promoting carpool, discourage plastic bottles, have glass, steel or clay bottles in offices, etc., many of
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them are concerned with the use of environment friendly consumables which means for sure discouraging use of plastics and such materials, if we encourage few of green good deeds it automatically means enhancing use of environmental friendly products and services in our lifestyle and plastic is so deep rooted especially in urban India that if we discourage it and adopt some relevant green deeds it will certainly reduce adverse impact on environment.
Also, we understand that the objective of transforming Green Good Deeds into a peoples’ movement can be best achieved by repeatedly bringing multidimensional initiatives and campaigns that can reach out to youth and children and World Environment Day celebrations 2018 could be a great platform which will definitely discourage the use and beat plastic pollution – which is the theme this year.
World Environment Day has always been a day of special importance to India. The day has
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