Back in those silent lockdown months, humanity suffered, but nature? Not so much.
Pollution plummeted, waterways cleared, elusive animals emerged to explore urbanized areas once thronging with human activity. Nature thrived.
But another pernicious, human-made by-product of the pandemic came to be, polluting our oceans and entering our landfills with so-called “covid waste.” Then, at the height of panic buying, when securing an online food delivery slot became as arduous and competitive as purchasing a Glastonbury or Coachella ticket, the function of opting out of plastic bags was removed from shoppers. Now, a time-saving measure found implementation to prevent the spread of germs.
