Article Courtesy : APEC Google Groups
We are discarding several broken things as waste. Today rich and upper middle class people are not thinking to reduce waste, which comes from domestic or industrial or agricultural or commercial activities. They want to dispose waste quickly instead of reusing the things or recycle them properly. We create tons of waste in the name of religion and blame government for the ill effects of pollution. Lacs of coconuts are broken and thrown on the streets. Several business people throw thread of lemons and chillies on the roads. We can reduce waste by applying our own rationality to save nature for the better future. I fear we will face food shortage in the near future if we continue to dump waste in the green fields and spoil thousands of acres every year. That land can never be used for agriculture. I suggest following little things can reduce waste at various sectors.
1. AT THE DOMESTIC FRONT: We can carry some cotton or jute bags wherever we go for shopping and keep some bags in our vehicle. Apply 4 R’s if environment viz., Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. High class people never felt ashamed in taking many polythene bags at free of cost with an intention to dispose their waste in those bags. They think that they are saving lot of money on buying waste disposal bags. They argue and quarrel with anybody who ever suggests them that polythene bags are non-biodegradable and harmful to environment. As a responsible citizen we must eco friendly items made with wood, bamboo, stainless steel, brass or copper metals in the place of plastic things. We must keep separate bins for paper, solid things and all biodegradable things. Our Kitchen waste can be converted into manure for kitchen garden.
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