What is nuclear energy and how it is obtained


 

War With Waste

WAR  WITH  WASTES
Undertaking such useful activities can be
Enormous quantity of wastes are emanatingentrusted  to  NGOs  with  Government  aid.
from every household / apartment in the form
of plastics, glass containers, cartons,In developed countries many measures are
newspapers,  foodies  and  many  more.implemented  for  waste  disposal.
How  to  dispose  of  these  items?They work very efficiently, of course with
strict  Government  rule.
A big question bothering the local
administrations  of  every  country.People abide by the rules and their towns and
cities  are  free  from  waste  materials.
Meeting after meeting, ends up in heated
discussions  without  a  workable  solution!Interestingly people pay for their waste
disposal.
Private agencies are prepared to procure
these wastes and try to recycle them and makeSimilar rules are also coming in India to
money.meet the expenditure incurred in waste
removal.
In order to do this job, they have to get
permission from local administration likeBut unfortunately, the opposition parties are
Panchayats,  Municipalities  or Corporations.not allowing it without suggesting a better
method  of  waste  disposal.
They find it difficult to get through this
ocean  filled  with  corrupt  crocodiles.How  sad  it  is!
The end result is that no one comes forwardWe live in a democratic country with great
to  enter  the  war  against  waste.aspirations to become a developed nation by
2020.
The enemy is building up its strength day be
day making a hell for all those who live in aAs affluence has grown in many countries and
house  -  big  or  small.certain parts of India, the wastes have
increased  beyond  imagination.
Somehow the waste management in India is not
well  organized.The recycling of these wastes has reduced
considerably the heaps in advance countries
Only in certain cities proper control isin  Europe  and  the  US.
taken  to  dispose  the  waste.
The recycling of 72 per cent in rural areas
'Clean environment for healthy living' is theand 60 per cent in urban areas are happening
slogan  we  talk  about.in  Belgium.
In practice, no one is following theIt is considered to be the highest in the
principles of keeping the surroundings freeworld.
from  waste  materials.
Recycling and reuse centres have come up in
It is a common sight in cities even inlarge numbers all over the world and they
villages plastic carry bags flying in themake  good  amount  of  money.
air.
Household in Belgium are paying for disposing
At every corner of the road, we find thetheir  wastes  if  they  do  not  recycle.
wastes are dumped and the street dogs and
sometimes human beings use it as a treasureIncineration of wastes and production of
hunting  place and spread all over the place.energy is one of recycling in some countries.
No  one  bother  about  it.But there are problems according to
environmental  groups.
Once in a week a truck of the local
administration  cleans  them  up so shabbily.Incineration costs less than 7 euros per ton
of  wastes.
Again the same story continues and life goes
on.Such payment measures brought down the wastes
by  30  per  cent.
Thus  the  war  with  waste  continues.
'Everything can be reused' but people are
Can we try to reduce the waste productionattracted towards new materials, by throwing
itself?away  the  old  ones.
A question to be thought of by everyOne of the important activities the social
individual.groups have to do is to create an awareness
program among the public about the
If we do, a certain percentage of waste willseriousness of mounting wastes and their
be  reduced.management  in  and  around towns and cities.
Likewise we need to think of recycling theConstant convincing coaching of people at
waste  locally  and  use  them  again.every colony has to be undertaken by
appropriate  agencies.
Someone  said:  'waste  is  wealth.'
The responsibility of local administration in
Then  why  we  are  not  doing  it?this  aspect  is  very  important.
Proper training for people is needed onLet us hope for a waste-free world.
Sundays  in  this  important  issue.



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