A sentiment shared by many in Malaysia today, Nikolaj Lenz shares that trying to be eco-conscious in everyday life is not as easy as it ought to be: "It never seems quite enough. So much in life has been made 'convenient' for consumers—for instance, the 24/7 availability of plastic wrapping. Even when I'm refilling my shampoo bottles at home, the refill bags somehow still come in glitzy plastic bags!"
But small steps matter...
"For me, I always carry my own cloth grocery bags. My two favourite ones are proudly faded now, but they hold up," adds Lenz, "And as a chef, I prefer to eat out at other venues to ordering food on delivery apps, as most come in single use plastic takeaway boxes."
He also adds that any food waste from his home, he brings to his restaurant's compost system "because of course lah... It would be silly, if I didn't!" And it's probably a good thing as the restaurant barely produces enough food waste for its own compost pile.
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