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  Name : Aisyah Hanani Binti Abdul Rahman Matric Number : 2012876 UNGS 1201 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES SEMESTER 2, 2020/2021 SECTION 11 REFLECTIVE JOURNAL 2 One of the most interesting sustainable practices that I observe is changing or banning the use of polystyrene to use recycled materials or environmentally safe products/containers. The change from polystyrene to paper-based food containers is something that I think is crucial because of the problem caused by the usage of styrofoam or polystyrene quite big to our environment especially landfill, animals. Our landfill becomes full with this polystyrene waste because it is non-biodegradable and it will lead to land pollution, also some of this polystyrene waste was thrown in the jungle or sea which causes animals to mistakenly eaten it. Another big problem is that styrofoam contains harmful chemicals that can affect human health, life, and those who consume food using it. I am also a happy consu...

    Name : Aisyah Hanani Binti Abdul Rahman Matric Number : 2012876 UNGS 1201 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES SEMESTER 2, 2020/2021 SECTION 11 REFLECTIVE JOURNAL Before I started to learn about sustainable development I did not realise its importance, to the environment and my life as a human. I always thought achieving sustainable development is something hard to do, it costs a lot of things, money, energy, and time. I don’t think I can manage to succeed with all the activities at the same time achieving sustainable development in my life. Can I do a lot of activities and spend my time sorting waste materials, reusing reusable stuff, and practicing good waste management. But I know and I learned during this course it is not all about theories, it is all about how I know and I practice, I make it happen. Even my lecturer said I should just start with something simple that even I can do with my capability. Hence, I decided to take my first st...