One day Plastic FREE challenge

So I signed up for the one day plastic free challenge by WAKEcup. The challenge is to go 24 hours without purchasing or using any single use coffee cups, water bottles, food packaging, straws or bags. If you are interested you can also sign up by clicking HERE. And make sure you tag @globalWAKEcup and #1dayplasticfree when you are posting on social media about it.

I mentioned about the use of polythene in an article I wrote 4 years back(click HERE to read) also. Since I do not use plastic much anyway, it was pretty easy for me. But most of the food we consume comes wrapped in polythene and plastics so I had to avoid consuming such food today. So in the morning I had a tea and headed into the garden to see what I can use for breakfast. I made myself a sandwich using freshly plucked tomatoes from garden, cheddar cheese and onions and wanted to wrap it to take it to the study area. Of course I cannot use any polythene therefore I used the traditional sri lankan Banana leaf to wrap it. 

In Sri Lanka Banana leaves are used as a substitute to  polythene wraps. First cut a banana leave (about 2 feet in length) and wash it well. And then slide it over fire.. Now you can use it to wrap food.Generally it's used to make packets of rice and curries, but I used it for a sandwich anyway. 

A sandwich wrapped in a Banana Leaf

                                                 

 

                                               My tea in a porcelain cup

For lunch I had a Brinjal Moju made from veggies in my garden, a Chinese Chop Suey, sauce and rice. Again it was wrapped in a Banana leaf.

All the other vegetables used today were obtained from the local marketplace and the eco friendly reusable bag below was used in shopping. 

Keells Eco friendly Bag

And then I had this piece of cake which was bought from a nearby bakery with tea and it was placed in a cardboard box.

For dinner we made dosai and side dishes to go with it.

One day plastic free challenge was a success. If we forget about that giant piece of cake, I can say I had a pretty healthy and a vegan diet too. (I am a vegetarian anyway). So I completed the #1dayplasticfree challenge by @globalWakecup. And now its your turn. Are you READY?