News
- Teen Greensavers
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 27, 2021
· ‘Urban India is the world’s 3rd largest garbage generator. It generates around 60 million tons of garbage every single day and almost 45 million tons, a whopping 75%, of the garbage are dumped untreated in the landfills.’
· Chandigarh: In 7 days, separate waste or pay fine 10 MAR 2020
· By 2050 waste is expected to rise to 436 million tons up.
· Goa government organises hackathon on trash for youth 14 FEB 2020
· Mohali gets its first waste plant 01 FEB 2020
· Out of the total municipal waste collected, 94% is dumped on land and 5% is composted.
· Punjab issues directions for handling bio-medical waste 31 MAR 2020
· Over 1,21,000 mt plastic waste 'slyly' imported in India
· Indore to groom Ethiopian city in waste management 06 MAY 2020
A sense of responsibility should be generated within us. Change is constant. But changing for the good is what improves the outcome. The world is going up in flames and we will burn along if we don’t control the fire and rather use it in something productive. Let your flames of desire fuel your actions for a better tomorrow.
Problems
· Waste dumps have adverse impacts on the environment and public health.
· The current status of SWM [solid waste management] in India is poor because the best and most appropriate methods from waste collection to disposal are not being used.
· Limited environmental awareness.
· Low motivation
All this has inhibited innovation.
But the good news is, together we can make a difference. If we all put our heads together, we can conquer the major barrier to the worsening of SWM.
The adoption of new technologies that could transform waste management in India.
We can simply start off by adopting some simple yet highly effective practices of how to manage waste at our household levels.
Solutions
· Start off by getting color coated bins.
· Segregate waste into two categories - Bio Degradable and Non-Bio-Degradable.
· Adopt the 4 r’s.
These are some very simple techniques of how you can make a difference. But have we ever thought about them in much detail? NO. Because WHO CARES?
It is high time for us to be concerned about what changes the earth undergoes because of our lack of motivation. Let us sensitize everyone around us, not only by speaking but also by showing because ‘ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.’
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