Nature which has a balance for everything has always done its part in recycling the waste of the world. Fallen leaves, dead animals, dead plants; whatever comes from nature, goes back to it. This recycling process is not only beneficial for the ecosystem, but it restores the equilibrium as well.
We humans seemed to have pledged to twist this nature’s course.
The world generates roughly about 2.01 billion tonnes of solid waste per year, at least 33% of which is extremely hazardous, or we can say, is not very environmentally friendly. An average person generates somewhere about 0.11 kilograms to 4.54 kilograms of wastage per day. The irony is that these numbers are mostly coming from high-income countries, they account for almost 34% of the total waste, which is 683 million tonnes of solid waste.
Out of the total waste generated, 50% of its accounts for industrial waste, which is highly hazardous as it contains impurities, industrial chemicals, toxic metal particles, grease, oils, and many other noxious materials. The dilemma is that these dangerous materials are not naturally recyclable. They require proper machines and equipment to be recycled, which in turn creates CO2 emissions and other greenhouse gases.
These open dumps and wastages even disrupt the natural process of recycling. Especially when the waste is dumped on the land which then mixes with soil and water, creating imbalance and infertile soil.
Corporate espionage of today is so strong that we don’t even realize what we are doing. And it’s not just about today, we’ve been doing this for years, decades even. The real issue is that we’ve got tonnes of waste material, which is harming the environment as we think, yet we do not have proper means of disposal or recycling.
The resources we rely on today, are already on the verge of depletion. And we’ve got billions of tonnes of waste material which is further toxicating the environment. It is estimated that by 2050 we’ll grow our wastage up to 3.40 billion tonnes. What should we do now? Should we be doing what everyone else is doing?
We live on a planet which is full of resources and wonders. Imagine, how beautiful it is to see rays of the sun falling over big white glaciers, how beautiful it is to see fishes swimming across the corals and weeds. Think! These giant glaciers are constantly melting; raising the sea levels above an alarming point, these fishes are consuming plastics and are swimming across a broad array of dead corals and weeds. At cost of our current lifestyle, we are losing our mother nature.
Who is responsible? Who should claim the responsibility? Or perhaps we shall all stand up for the world and its marvels.
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