During the one month of stay, I mostly worked to raise awareness regarding the waste issue. It started with my own learning; the expert from Klarwin taught me the proper waste management system installed in Europe and also, connecting dots with things I learned in UBC helped my understanding largely. I went to local schools (high schools and elementary schools) and municipalities to have lectures, as well as workshops with the presentation I made.
It was arduous, partial and perhaps not as fruitful as I had in my mind previously. I had to keep in mind that change takes place gradually and needs a lot of patience for cherishing. This is because, despite knowing the cause, the scale and the possible impact of the issue, there is not much I could do except letting people in front of me know the problem.
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