DO AWAY WITH PLASTICS!!

Plastics are the worst kind of waste generated by us, human beings. Not only are they themselves non-biodegradable, even biodegradable stuff like vegetable peels put into plastic bags and thrown, will not be able to degrade. Plastic bags, if eaten by cows, will result in death for the cows. If small children cover their head with it in play, they might even suffocate to death, but they are unaware of this, they are too innocent. Thus, we see that plastic goods cause a lot of harm. The plastic, however, that is used in the manufacture of computers is not as harmful because computers last for a long, long time. But, surely, it must be an easy matter to find a substitute for one-time-use  bottles and wrappers??

Cloth bags and jute bags are possibilities that suggest themselves. In times of rain, waterproof bags are easily available. All plastic containers can be replaces by others of steel and so on. Re-using Bisleri bottles, bottles of shampoo etc can help a lot. Companies which produce these packaging should be forced to take these back because manufacturers are essentially the main polluters. This is what happens in case of Coca-cola PET bottles and cans in the US, unlike in India where we throw them away.

One can even manage one's own waste easily. First, the biodegradable and non-biodegradable things can be segregated easily. Then the non-biodegradable waste can be sold to the "kabadi-wala". Biodegradable waste can be turned into compost by burying it into pits, alternating layers of bio-waste with layers of soil.

In fact, some people actually make wealth from waste! In some countries, car tyres are stuffed with plastic and other waste and then used as foundations for buildings. This also helps in making the building shock absorbent at the time of earthquakes. At places in India, this is even used on rooftops, in place of asbestos sheets! 

Let's see how cities like Mumbai , Delhi and Puri deal with their waste. Bacterial culture is sprayed onto the municipal waste which decompose the biodegradable waste. This is left for 45 days. Then this is passed through conveyor belt system which go on segregating large and small sized particles till finally very fine organic particles remain. This is finally mixed with another culture and sold as very effective fertilizers.  these organic fertilizers actually help the soil unlike chemical fertilizers which rob the soil of its nutrients.

Can't you see the amount of effort that goes into removing plastic from our lives. So, why don’t we just stop!! Packaging and Plastic Industries, are you listening?