Recycling waste, reducing it and responsibly disposing it is becoming greatly prevalent in the present-day time because of global warming and with landfills becoming a concern on a worldwide basis. We as individuals or as businesses can and must contribute our bit in order to reduce the impact of the waste generated. However, prior to this, it is important to be aware of the personal carbon footprint. Carbon footprint is the amount of carbon emissions in the atmosphere as a result of the activities of an individual or an organisation. The ultimate goal today must be to transform into becoming carbon neutral, for the overall carbon output to either be reduced or be zero. However, this is not easy to achieve for businesses. It is therefore important to start from small steps, in order to rectify changes in climate and also focus on waste management.
Businesses have started to realise the importance of eco-considerations in order to compete better and attract greater business opportunities. Additionally, money can be saved with recycling of products. There are various other generally advertised considerations for carbon reduction such as adapting to a vegan diet or investing in E-vehicles. These are great considerations for an individual, however it is also important to consider the impact on a bigger scale. An approximate of 40 percent of greenhouse gases are emitted from the processes involving the manufacture, movement and discarding of used items. Adopting effective techniques for waste prevention and also responsibly recycling helps use lesser energy and reduce the GHG in the atmosphere for a better climate.
When the waste production is reduced and sustainable choices are made, lesser amount of energy is needed to support both manufacture and transportation in a business. Surprisingly, on recycling a single aluminium can, 95 percent of energy can be saved that would be utilised to produce a new can for new raw material. Carbon sequestration is proving to be a holy grail for the purpose of reducing the carbon footprint. In the same way, recycling paper allows a greater number of trees to stay standing that ultimately helps clean the greenhouse gas emissions from air and ultimately combat the ever-rising number of changes in the climate. It is a great step for homes as well businesses to quickly make a positive impact on the atmosphere because it is high time to act upon for diverting the tide of damage done in the past decades towards a positive direction. To conclude, it can be said that waste management strategies certainly help reduce the carbon footprint.
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