What do you do when you see your local beach choking with plastic?

Do you take charge to clean up the mess or simply complain and blame the authorities?

While we debate about if it is our job to pick up the trash we may or may not have thrown, our shorelines are becoming clogged with waste.

But have we ever stopped to think about our own civic responsibility?

Heavy with pollution to the point of no return, we’re swiftly losing the tide of our natural, open spaces.

We can all play our part in bringing change, starting with throwing trash where it is meant to go—in the bins.

By minimalizing and segregating our waste, and limiting our reliance on plastic.

Then maybe, one day, we won’t have to go abroad to enjoy a lovely picnic at a wavekissed waterfront. We could simply put on our straw hats and go to one nearby.

So will we come together to keep our beaches clean or wash our hands off the matter?

One man has made it his mission to take up the backbreaking work no one else wanted to do, starting a ripple effect that will inspire you too.

In this episode of Sustainable tea with Shreya, @SustainableTeaWithShreya and Malhar Kalambe environmentalist and founder of Beach Please India discuss the huge plastic problem plaguing the beaches of cosmopolitan cities, how microplastic is polluting our oceans, the deadly consequences it has on both marine and human life, why the ban on singleuse plastics failed, his personal growth from an angsty teenager to a ‘Swachhata Ambassador Award’ Recipient, how a onetime beach cleanup turned into an ongoing youthled movement, and why we should strive to be the change we want to see in the world.

What we discuss:
0:00 Trailer
1:00 Intro–A Man on a Mission to Clean Up Our Beaches
12:44 How Are Microplastics and Marine Litter Affecting Our Oceans?
17:54 The Journey from Accidental Environmentalist to Content Creator
26:29 Rallying Our Society for Change
30:26 The Peace and Backlash That Comes with Picking up Trash
40:08 Building a Cleanup Community with Compassion
49:50 The Impact of Joining MTV, ‘Roadies’
53:10 Overcoming the Inner Bully to Fight Pollution
55:54 Serving the Nation through Civic Duty
59:16 Waste Management and Individual Accountability
1:06:41 Brands and their Environmental Responsibility
1:10:00 Strategies for Reduced Consumption
1:11:22 Going Vegetarian for the Environment
1:12:35 Rapid Fire Truths and Eyeopening Insights
1:16:22 Guidance for GenZ and Supporting Malhar

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