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The word, “Sustainability,” often sprouts in conversations surrounding business practices or macro-level ‘green policies’ — but the concept of preserving resources for a better world doesn’t only encompass corporate accountability. While we at Cycle Trends are helping more industries adopt eco-friendly procedures, we believe everyone can play a role in ‘going green’ by building habits within our own homes.

"M inimising waste’: we’ve all probably heard this phrase before– and it’s becoming pretty important, too. Malaysia generates about 38,000 tonnes of waste matter per day and as an E-Waste recycling company, Cycle Trends believes that is 38,000 tonnes too many. A healthier planet will not just require the action of industries, but people like you and I too. While the idea of sweating it out every night sorting rubbish into bags doesn’t appeal to everyone, there are far simpler alternatives to reducing waste at home; and the path to adopting a waste-free lifestyle has never been easier.

Considering food scraps are the largest contributor to global household waste, that would be a good starting point. Our thrown-away banana peels and chicken bones release harmful greenhouse gas as they rot, contributing to global warming and worsening the existing climate crisis (Malaysians would know what I’m talking about with the recent heat wave).

Fortunately, there is a simple way to reduce food waste we generate at home: Composting. If the word seems foreign, don’t worry– it’s a new practice originally used in farms and factories that is catching on in homes everywhere. Keeping a compost in your balcony or backyard makes for a convenient and environmentally friendly solution to disposing of food scraps. Little things like this eventually transform a home to a ‘zero-waste’ level, almost like a video game; eliminating the big-boss contributors to global wastage and eventually saving the Earth for our children.

Building upon this, it’s time we bring up another culprit in global wastage– let’s talk E-waste. Most old laptops, phones or home appliances can actually be reused or recycled; considering the fact that Malaysia generated 364,000 tonnes of electronic waste in 2019, I think it’s time we start now. Thankfully, many startup E-waste collection facilities are emerging both across Malaysia and the world. Today, minimising your environmental footprint on the world is as easy as dropping your old electronics off at an E-waste centre near you. We play our part at Cycle Trends by repurposing and recycling industrial E-waste, building a zero-waste culture within commercial environments for a cleaner, healthier planet.