{"id":707,"date":"2022-01-13T15:58:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/?page_id=707"},"modified":"2022-02-07T14:17:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T14:17:49","slug":"blog-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/blog-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"707\" class=\"elementor elementor-707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cef414c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cef414c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0132607\" data-id=\"0132607\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e6293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51e6293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1784126398  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-design-20.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-design-20.png 1920w, https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-design-20.png 300w, https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-design-20.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-design-20.png 768w, https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-design-20.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57271c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57271c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8420d9\" data-id=\"a8420d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9662e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9662e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLASTIC \u2013 A HIDDEN STRAND IN THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dbe86b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dbe86b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74726b7\" data-id=\"74726b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8d03c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd8d03c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In today\u2019s world, climate change is one hot topic. Environmentalists are urging national leaders to formulate policies and implement changes to save the planet, because well, there is no planet B!. But did you know that climate change and plastic pollution are two sides of the same coin? We are immersed in formulating policies for climate change that I fear is sidelining the fact that we are also in the midst of a plastic waste crisis!. You must be thinking now, what exactly is turning plastic pollution into a global climate crisis? Did you know, almost all of the eight billion tons of plastic ever produced, continue to exist? There is a pretty common notion that plastic is harmful only when it gets dumped in the environment. But that is not the case! Cradle to grave, plastic causes harm!\u00a0<\/p><p>Let us dive deep into its lifecycle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12bc55b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12bc55b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d541e8f\" data-id=\"d541e8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503a712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"503a712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=919569339  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1276\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:1276\/h:810\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ieynz92tshlzkq0wv4ke6dplastic-impacts-on-the-natural-environment-26-638SREZ-e1642834895473.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:1276\/h:810\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ieynz92tshlzkq0wv4ke6dplastic-impacts-on-the-natural-environment-26-638SREZ-e1642834895473.png 1276w, https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:190\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ieynz92tshlzkq0wv4ke6dplastic-impacts-on-the-natural-environment-26-638SREZ-e1642834895473.png 300w, https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:650\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ieynz92tshlzkq0wv4ke6dplastic-impacts-on-the-natural-environment-26-638SREZ-e1642834895473.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlisozaclsqk.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:488\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ieynz92tshlzkq0wv4ke6dplastic-impacts-on-the-natural-environment-26-638SREZ-e1642834895473.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1276px) 100vw, 1276px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aae37ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aae37ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e6fd2a\" data-id=\"3e6fd2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cccc15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cccc15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\">The birth of any plastic product begins by extracting crude oil or methane gas through mining, drilling, and fracking. Methane and toxic aerosol emissions, resource depletion, harmful wastewater contamination are some of the consequences.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">The next step is plastic refining, which is greenhouse-gas intensive. Carbon dioxide emissions from ethylene production are projected to expand by 34% between 2015 and 2030, globally.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0Next comes the packaging which can be processed in three different ways: landfill, incineration, or recycling.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0Out of all the options, waste incineration has the strongest climate impact! On the other hand, landfilling has a much lower climate impact than incineration. Still, it has other problems of its own. Lastly, we have recycling, which we are taught is the best method. But it is rarely profitable.<\/p><p><strong>IS THERE A SOLUTION?<\/strong><\/p><p>With such harm being caused to nature at every step, one would ponder the solution for this? The answer lies in thinking critically about the materials to replace plastics.\u00a0The best way is through resource conservation. However, achieving this would require a massive cultural shift and a makeover for each step in a product\u2019s life cycle. But if there is a will, there is a way!\u00a0 Enactus SGGSCC\u2019s Project Dariya, based on the same lines, is a relatively economical response to the big problem of unethical disposal of waste in landfills and oceans. It is a highly successful comprehensive model in which the first segment consists of a trash barrier called Wastrawl, which suspends in streams that block trash from entering into oceans. The second segment is a waste exchange platform that helps households in source segregation and disposal of their waste ethically. It uses recycling banks and a mobile application for an exchange of dry waste against points redeemable for necessities. The total waste collected is sold to the recycling operators for further conversion into new by-products like plastic furniture, segregation bins etc. Anyhow, let\u2019s get this on the table right away. Concerning the climate crisis, we are in deep trouble. So yes, it\u2019s time to pull your socks up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLASTIC \u2013 A HIDDEN STRAND IN THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS In today\u2019s world, climate change is one hot topic. Environmentalists are urging national leaders to formulate policies and implement changes to save the planet, because well, there is no planet B!. But did you know that climate change and plastic pollution are two sides of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/blog-1\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Blog 1<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-707","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=707"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":841,"href":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/707\/revisions\/841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enactussggscc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}