As
the
world
celebrates
World
Environment
Day
today
(June
4),
actress
Dia
Mirza
reveals
to
a
leading
day
what
changes
she
has
made
in
her
daily
life
to
reduce
plastic
pollution.
Dia
who
is
the
UN
Environment
Goodwill
Ambassador,
said
that
it
is
common
sense
not
to
create
a
problem
in
response
to
a
problem.
It's
known
to
all
that
ever
since
India
has
been
battling
COVID-19,
plastic
pollution
has
risen.
While
there's
visible
drop
in
road
pollution,
people
still
act
irresponsibly
when
it
comes
to
dumping
their
masks
or
throwing
disposable
cutlery
or
plastic
wrappings.
On
this,
Dia
said,
"We
don't
need
to
be
a
botanist,
a
biologist,
a
scientist
or
an
environmentalist,
to
make
well-informed
choices.
So
use
washable/reusable
masks
(now
with
the
double
mask
rule
proper
disposal
of
surgical
masks
will
be
of
greater
importance),
reduce
the
usage
of
plastic
where
you
can."
She
further
added,
"Last
year,
I
used
washable/reusable
masks,
unless
I
was
travelling.
We
shopped
for
vegetables
and
fruits
without
plastic
packaging,
refused
plastic
bags,
carried
our
own
metal
water
bottles,
and
refused
all
disposable
single
time
plastics."
In
the
same
interview,
Dia
also
spoke
about
making
small
changes
in
our
habits
that
can
lead
to
a
healthier
environment.
She
suggested
that
something
as
small
as
segregating
own
waste,
cutting
down
on
single
use
plastic
usage,
carrying
own
water
bottle
and
choosing
green
products
can
make
a
huge
difference.
"So
many
individuals
are
showing
the
way
to
change
and
I
am
hopeful
that
we
can
turn
this
toxic
tide.
We
need
to
not
look
away
from
the
problem
when
it
is
in
plain
sight,
and
find
actionable
solutions.
Unless
we
turn
the
clock
back
on
climate
change,
we
are
headed
towards
devastation.
Some
signs
of
that
fall
out
are
already
visible
all
around," added
the
Rehnaa
Hai
Terre
Dil
Mein
actress.