2022
Every time we get street food, fast food, take out, to go, take away or whatever you call it locally your decisions have the power to save or kill our planet.
Some wonderful initiatives like Clean Up The World by @ErmesT and Greening our World by @IlankovanT are making big changes for our planet. You and I can help there, but we can also make little changes every day that add up to big changes.
When you're choosing a place to eat, avoid those that use non recyclable/reusable products like plastic and styrofoam. The better informed places will have switched to recycled cardboard and paper or sustainably farmed bamboo biodegradable products. When you get your food and make your photos then your review mention in the review that they use #biodegradeable #recycleable or #recycled products so other people can search using these tags to find places that conform to what society expects.
Generally in Australia I'm pleased that for the most part our food vendors use recycled, recyclable or biodegradable products. Some places don't have the message though. This is where your power comes in mention when they do in your review and when they don't so other people can make informed choices. I was very sad to be handed by meal in a styrofoam box from a chicken shop. I told them in the store that they needed to rethink their business and I told everyone else in my review.
I'm always on the lookout for vendors using good materials like those found in the pictures below:
In conclusion - your choices matter. Change the world a little bit at a time. Many of us live in countries where it is the norm to toss your litter on the ground (thankfully Australia isn't one of them) and in these countries it is even more important to use biodegradable materials. Change the world by changing your product choices and vendors and being responsible with your litter. Don't throw it on the ground. Put it in a waste bin.
