Alena Blanes is an example of a young Canadian who cares about the future She's heavily involved in the Zero Waste Movement, disposing of disposables and adopting reusables, despite the bait and switch of plastic companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out: Sustainability in the Age of COVID-19 & Beyond: Conversation with Alena Blanes (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E0Z).  On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc.  With Study Guide: Click on the left where it says PDF: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/sustainability-in-the-age-of-covid-19-beyond-conversation-with-alena-blanes BIO - Alena Blanes Alena Blanes is a graduate of the University of Guelph-Humber’s Media Studies and Public Relations program. Originally from Coquitlam, British Columbia, she grew up deeply involved in sustainable initiatives in her school, home, and community. She infamously touts starting a recycling program at her elementary school when she was six. She later co-led her high school environment club and directed an initiative to build a greenhouse on school grounds. She was named ‘Biggest Activist’ in her high school yearbook and continued exploring sustainable concepts throughout university. Alena was an active volunteer with Humber College’s Office of Sustainability and is the former Managing Editor at IGNITE Student Life where she wrote about topics including sustainability. She wrote her senior thesis on ‘Approaching Climate Change through the Lens of Millennial and Gen Z Social Media Users.’ Today, she is the Marketing and Communications officer at Shake Up the Establishment, a non-partisan, federally incorporated nonprofit promoting intersectional environmental literacy and political climate action in Canada. When she's not writing, she loves hiking, camping, and attempting to brew kombucha at home. | @alenablanes