Plastics - Compostable or Uncompostable

Plastics - everyone is talking about it

What are they talking?

•  It is the last product extracted from petrochemicals and so it is very cheap
•  Lightweight with a high strength-to-weight ratio
•  Can be manufactured inexpensively and mass produced
•  Water resistant
•  Shock resistant
•  Thermally and electrically insulating

Just as Internet brought a big revolution in Information world, Plastic brought a big difference to the society. In fact many parts of computing devices are made with plastic.

What else are they talking?

Plastic cannot be decomposed easily.

Is it true?

No

Then what is the truth?

There exists microorganisms that decompose plastic

 https://ecobnb.com/blog/2017/09/plastic-eating-fungus-pakistan/

What else is the truth?

Plastics are digested by Wax worms

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/06/waxworms-caterpillars-eat-plastic-pollution-but-could-also-hurt-bees/4952495002/

Then why is that solution not used?

People are scared that too many waxworms will get into the world and eat the bee wax and disturb the Bees population

Our Solution

Just as Cockroach farm is there in China for decomposing food waste, we can make Waxworm caterpillar farm

Another stop cheating ourselves from saying that apiculture gives pure honey. During non season time, the farmers feed the honeybees with sugar water only !

My thoughts on Agriculture

 This post is from my experience with teaching agriculture and being in that field for past 5 years

Farmers, by themselves, especially the small and marginal farmers prefer chemical free growth as the pesticides and fertilisers are expensive

Agriculture is not only crops but includes everything like

Growing flowers and deoative plants

Give us clothes to wear

Give us clothes for other purposes

Give us paper

Fragrances and flavour

List will go on and on

Today the world is not knowing how to manage climate change, viruses, children and so on

We will be able to see through this only if we are willing to work together

Our correspondent, Mr. Mohana Sundaram sir of Sri Gurukulam, Nallur, Hosur told us, for sustainability, Home makers should grow their own vegetables.

I realise what an in-depth thought it is…

Then, you may say what will farmers grow? 

As Mr. Nitin Gadkari said the other day, “Grow bio fuels”, grow native crops in Permaculture way

Jai hind ! Vlazhga Vazhamudan