Earth Day is meant to help us reflect on our duties as earthlings to better protect our home. Amidst a raging pandemic, on Earth Day 2021, this article addresses how through better management of biomedical waste, we can safeguard our planet. Earth Day is observed to raise awareness about the global concern for the planet. With the advancement in science and technology, we have been exploiting nature by modifying the environment to suit our needs.
However, the fine balance that exists in our ecosystem, has given us many fair warnings with various natural calamities. Studies have predicted how our interaction with bats could be a potential source of the pandemic long before it happened. It is now more essential than ever that we act responsibly and consider the larger implications of our actions to ensure that we do not cause further harm to our ecosystem. With rising cases of COVID-19 in…