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Here’s presenting you the story of Ankita Poddar who is living a sustainable and eco-friendly life. There is a list of steps taken by her on conscious and plastic free living: -

1.) Switched to "neem wood hair comb" from plastic comb.

2.) Using "bamboo toothbrush" from plastic toothbrush.

3.) Making my own "bathing powder" instead of scented and chemically loaded soap bars.

4.) Made my own "herbal hair oil".

5.) Using homemade "coconut oil body moisturizer" than chemical ones.

6.) Trying to be "paper less & recycling paper"

7.) Homemade herbal tea concoction.

8.) Refusing rough papers, making own notebook.

9.) Homemade Kajal - using oil lamp.

10.) Drying leafy veggies naturally, sun drying and on placing it cotton cloth.

Switched to gifts such as:-

1. Handmade diary, seed pens, seed pencils, jute pouch.

2. Bamboo toothbrush, bamboo tongue cleaner, bamboo straw, cotton bud, straw cleaner.

3. Clutter free gifts, more of experienced based.

Also,

1.) Conducted a "seed saving drive" saving seeds from our very own kitchen and growing organic veggies.

2.) Conducted a "use one bucket water drive" to save water, using just one bucket while bathing.

3.) Distributed "Tulsi plants" during 2018 Diwali to guests and visitors.

4.) Gifted "novels and books" to kids instead of plastic toys for Diwali.

5.) Making homemade "nuts laddu" to back with energy and health, ditching the artificially scented sweets.

Visit her Instagram pages for more such exciting ideas as:- arth_thewayofliving

Story posted on 18 July 2020