Discuss some daily practices to reduce the use of plastic.
• Do not litter the environment by throwing plastic items.
• Do not use Thermocol (resin code #6 PS) for your school projects.
• Do not use one-time use or throwaway plastics like plastics bags, teacups, Thermocol plates and cups, and plastic straws.
• Do not burn plastics since they release toxic gases that are harmful to our health and contribute to climate change.
• Burning PVC plastic releases dioxins which are one of the most dangerous chemicals known to humans.
• Do not eat hot or spicy food items in plastic containers.
• Segregate your plastic waste and hand this over to the municipal authorities so that it can be recycled
• Educate at least one person per day about how to identify the resin codes and avoid unsafe plastics (resin code #3 PVC, #6 PS and #7 ABS/PC).