So much has changed in the last five months. 2020 was supposed to be a year where we as the human race work together to continue the decreasing trend towards eliminating waste. However, in the present world of heightened sanitation that mindset has all gone away. Instead of eliminating plastic we now package everything in it, making sure the recipients of what is inside know it has not been contaminated. It is calming in a sense to know that the things I use have not been exposed, but it's alarming to consider what it is doing to our planet. While living at the beach and in Kentucky, two very different environments, it's sad to see disposable medical masks littering the ground all over both places. Since indoor dining is a no-go in today's world, the university provides us with styrofoam take-out containers for each meal at the dining hall. This is good and all, allowing us to eat outside or in the comfort of our dorm room but it is detrimental to the environment.The amount of trash that will soon pollute our oceans is frightening. Our lives went from metal straws and #savetheturtles to plastic utensils and #singleuseonly all because of a microscopic killer.
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