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The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under Ministry of Power, Government of India, has launched a nationwide campaign to promote Energy Conservation in the country, by inviting all the School children from 4th standard to 9th standard to participate in school, State and National Level painting competition. The objective is to create awareness about the need for conserving energy and
to inculcate the habit of conservation in children - who are the best agents of change !
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Compiled & Written by
Dr. Jayant Biswas
Director, National Cave Research and Protection Organization, India.
Editor in chief, Ambient Science
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Solid Waste Management Challenges
The realization of sustainable solid waste management is a major challenge for local governments today. Unplanned rapid population growth in urban areas has resulted in serious infrastructural problems making conventional solid waste management practices difficult to implement. Furthermore, many developing countries suffer from the following challenges that are not easily solved through conventional systems:
- Inadequate government funding and capacity (esp. trucks) to provide services
- Initial costs and operation of conventional systems are very expensive
- Lack of fee collection system and law enforcement on fees and fines
- Lack of training, equipment, and capacities by local service providers
- Limited community awareness
- Limited to no waste separation before the final dumpsite
- Land limitations inhibiting the creation of new transfer stations and dumpsites
- Unreliable solid waste management services results in illegal waste dumping and pollution
Gaps in Centralized Solid Waste Management
When solid waste management services are not provided or accessible in unplanned areas through conventional means, the responsibility to manage solid waste becomes the responsibility of individuals. In developing countries with poor service provisions and a lack of solid waste education, most individuals rely on burning or illegally dumping their solid waste as their management strategy.
The results of these practices can be extremely harmful to both human and environmental health including: toxins leaching into the soil and groundwater supplies, build up of waste causing flooding, increased air pollution from burning etc.
DESWAM- A Systemic Approach
A Decentralised Solid Waste Management (DESWAM) system approach is based on the concept of integrating decentralized peri-urban systems within urban planning initiatives and centralized waste concepts. This allows communities to meet their needs and micro-manage their solid waste while ensuring it meets the larger waste management strategy.
DESWAM focuses on engaging all stakeholders involved in the solid waste management process and providing reliable and regular waste services that cover the following steps:
- Source waste management
- Waste and fee collection
- Waste reduction at a DESWAM facility
- Transport of waste to the final dumpsite
Simplicity is expressed by on or off-site basic waste separation into three groups; organic waste, recyclable waste, and residual waste, and by implementing simple composting technologies on available sites. Once established this management system can help reduce the amount of solid waste transported to final landfills by up to 60% and allows for alternative income to be generated for solid waste management operators.
DESWAM systems are designed in such a way that the new system helps to induce behavior changes leading to increased local environmental integrity and helps communities meet the requirements stipulated by environmental laws and regulations.
DESWAM Service Model
The underlying principle of DESWAM is to create regular and reliable solid waste management systems following sustainable business models. This tends to require extensive stakeholder training and engagement in the following areas:
- Client database and mapping creation and management (for fees and service areas)
- Logistics/Coordination; coordinating available trucks, funding, and waste stakeholders
- Service provider business and operations training
- DESWAM facility operations training
DESWAM Facilities
A DESWAM facility can be designed to manage varying amounts of incoming solid waste per day depending on individual community needs. The applications of this system are primarily based on three management principles (modules), combined according to their specific characteristics to a customized treatment system.
- Solid waste separation into; organic, recyclable, and residual solid wastes (either at the household level or in a facility)
- Recycling, reusing, and selling of separated recyclable waste to markets and industries for profit
- Composting of organic waste to create useable soil additive and fertilizer
Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
A material recovery facility is a facility where waste is separated into organic, recyclable, and residual waste and organic waste is composted on site. Organic waste is composted in a side facility on site and the final compost product is sold for profit. Recyclable waste is sold to the private sector or industry for other uses. Residual waste is either shipped directly off site or stored in a temporary waste holding container until it can be transported to the final landfill.
A MRF is essentially a combination of a Material Separation Facility and a Compost Facility.
Compost Facility (CF)
A compost facility is a location where organic waste is transformed into compost. Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled to become a natural soil additive and fertilizer.
HOUSEHOLD WASTE SEPARATION:
Separating solid waste at your home is easy!
All you need is two containers; one to hold organic waste and one to hold inorganic waste.
Benefits of Household Waste Separation:
- Produces a cleaner by-product for handling
- Waste is easier to handle for composting
- Saves money and time for the DESWAM facility operators
DESWAM Service Packages
- Material Recovery Facility(MRF)
- Material Separation Facility(MSF)
- Compost Facility (CF)
- DESWAM Quality Standard Guidelines
- Community Education and Mobilization
- Operator Training and Supervision
- Technical Expertise
- Service Provider Business Development
- Facilitating Local Government in Implementing Solid Waste Services
IRG Systems South Asia Pvt.Ltd. (IRGSSA), based out of New Delhi. is a professional management consulting organisation in the domain of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources since 2001 (www.irgssa.com)
IRGSSA requires a NABET’s approved Functional Area Expert for the Meteorology, Air Quality Modeling and Prediction on the full time or on empanelment basis. Essential qualifications and experience is given below
a. Educational qualifications specific to functional area
Engineering Environmental / civil / chemical
Or
Master’s (post graduate) degree in Meteorology / Environmental Sciences / Environment Management / Environmental Studies / Industrial Pollution Control / Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics / Statistics / Atmospheric Sciences and the like.
b. Experience specific to functional area must include:
-Developing micro meteorological data for use in modeling
-Collecting and using secondary data on meteorology like cloud cover, inversion related data, mixing heights etc., for modeling.
-Application of relevant air quality models in prediction of dispersion of pollutants, plotting of isopleths of GLCs representing incremental pollution levels, worst case scenarios on suitable maps showing both, the sources of pollution as well as the environmentally sensitive receptions.
The models used should be able to address source to receptor scenarios for point sources, area sources and line sources. The models should also conform to the requirements of CPCB.
The following are the additional requirements from the expert:
-Adequate knowledge of EIA legislation process in India.
-Contribution to EIA documentation.
-Understanding of policies, guidelines and the legislation specifically related to air pollution.
- Contribute to other Environment, Energy and Natural Resources related projects of IRGSSA
c. Training (preferable)
Specialized course / training on air quality modeling, air pollution meteorology, atmospheric sciences and impact prediction.
IRGSSA is an equal opportunity employer. However, preference would be given to candidates who could join as soon as possible.
Interested Experts can email CV to irgssa@irgssa.com or contact on 011-4597-4597
Laddakh Organic Farmers Foundation (LOFF), along with its two partners CENSFOOD and Kalilash Expedition is organizing a Three day Organic Festival from 26th to 28th of August to promote organics in the mountain region mainly cold desert areas. This festival will give an opportunity to the farmers to showcase their organic products and develop linkages with organic buyers and organic certifying agencies.
Programme brochure is attached for your kind perusal.
The "Valley of Flowers" is a spectacular meadow of colourful flowers located at Uttarakhand, India. It has been declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. Although unknown to the modern world for centuries (until discovered in 1931) this remote speck of paradise surprisingly does find mention inthe Hindu Mythology !
Know more at Environmental News
We require a Socio-Economic(SE) as well as a Eco-Biodiversity(EB)expert to be empaneled with us or on a full time employment basis. This relates to NABET accreditation requirements.
Rakesh Shah
Anand Consultants-Ahmedabad.
rakeshcshah2003@yahoo.com
Due to continuous high population growth and rapid economic development in urban areas, many public, private and informal sector service providers in cities in developing countries are unable to cope with increasing volumes of solid waste, especially in poor and low-income areas.
Regular and safe disposal of solid waste is the basis for hygiene and prevention of diseases and hence the foundation for any development activities oriented at poverty alleviation through improvement of health.
Decentralized solid waste management can be managed successfully in urban areas where residents have an explicit demand for additional solid waste disposal services. This is often the case in urban areas where conventional and informal service providers are unable to cope with increasing amounts of solid waste.
Improved Decentralized Solid Waste Management must address the following aspects:
- Creates awareness about good solid-waste management practices
- Creates awareness and understanding of different roles between different stakeholders
- Establishes a multi-stakeholder service approach that involves households, private sector as well as public sector service providers
- Strengthens the specific capacities of stakeholders involved in solid waste management
- Improves information, education & communication of and between stakeholders
- Improves management at the waste source level (separation)
- Waste collection from households (cash & carry / bring systems that combine residual and recyclables)
- Intermediate disposal (integrate sorting and separation within transfer stations)
- Final separation of waste before final disposal on dump sites
- Employing the “3 R” approach: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Good Practices
- Information, education and communication (IEC) programs launched for different stakeholder levels that focus on the “3 R” approach: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Introduction of "Good Practices" such as:
- General reduction of solid waste
- Separation of waste (organic, recyclables, non-recyclables) in special "separation stations"
- Promotion of recycling techniques such as composting
- Promotion of efficient and sustainable collection services
Improving collection practices of solid waste
Training of scavengers
- Supporting civil society organizations to run efficient waste collection services
- Facilitating cooperation between private and public sector service providers
- Introducing innovative waste collection service schemes with targeted high participation of stakeholders
Material Recovery and Separation
Waste separation can be carried out at different levels:
- at household level
- at solid waste transfer stations
- at final solid waste disposal dumps
Capacity & Awareness Building
Capacity building and awareness building measures are designed and facilitated for different stakeholders:
Private households, volunteers, school children, waste collectors, municipality departments, NGOs, scavengers Macro level
I need one Air modelling expert to do following
SCOPE
- 3-month station meteorological data processing for model
- Plotting Wind rose diagrams
- Confirming emission inventory and stack height with the regulatory guidelines
- Dispersion modelling using AERMOD; one season meteorological data
- GLC Isopleths
- Model Summary Table(s)
DELIVERABLES/FORMAT
- Processed Meteorological Data Files – text
- Wind rose Diagrams – image
- Model Input and Output files – text
- GLC Isopleths – image
- Model summary Table(s), calculation sheet(s), and reference(s) if any – docx, xlsx, pdf, txt; as applicable
Environmental sanitation is a major public health issue in India. Recent interventional studies on environmental sanitation in India highlighted the importance of prioritizing control strategies. Environmental sanitation envisages promotion of health of the community by providing clean environment and breaking the cycle of disease. It depends on various factors that include hygiene status of the people, types of resources available, innovative and appropriate technologies according to the requirement of the community, socioeconomic development of the country, cultural factors related to environmental sanitation, political commitment, capacity building of the concerned sectors, social factors including behavioral pattern of the community, legislative measures adopted, and others. India is still lagging far behind many countries in the field of environmental sanitation.The unsanitary conditions are appalling in India and need a great sanitary awakening similar to what took place in London in the mid-19th century. Improvement in sanitation requires newer strategies and targeted interventions with follow-up evaluation. The need of the hour is to identify the existing system of environmental sanitation with respect to its structure and functioning and to prioritize the control strategies according to the need of the country. These priorities are particularly important because of issue of water constraints, environment-related health problems, rapid population growth, inequitable distribution of water resources, issues related to administrative problems, urbanization and industrialization, migration of population, and rapid economic growth. Challenges 1. Prevention of contamination of water in distribution systems, 2. Growing water scarcity and the potential for water reuse and conservation, 3. Implementing innovative low-cost sanitation system 4. Providing sustainable water supplies and sanitation for urban and semiurban areas 5. Reducing disparities within the regions in the country 6. Sustainability of water and sanitation services. Requirements Implementation of low-cost sanitation system with lower subsidies, greater household involvement, range of technology choices, options for sanitary complexes for women, rural drainage systems, awareness building, involvement of NGOs and local groups, availability of finance, human resource development, and emphasis on school sanitation are the important areas to be considered. Also appropriate forms of private participation and public private partnerships, evolution of a sound sector policy in Indian context, and emphasis on sustainability with political commitment are prerequisites to bring the change.
Decentralized treatment systems in India
India is the country with the highest number of people practicing open defecation. Around 600 million people in India defecate in the open which is more than the next 13 countries combined. India counts for 90% of the people in south Asia and 59% of the 1.1 billion people in the world who practice open defecation (Unicef, 2015). As can be seen from the image, almost 3/4th of Indian states have 50% or more households without toilets. This explains the extent of improvement needed for the country. It is pretty evident from the image that the north, southwest and northeast parts of India are better than the rest of the country. The central part of India which includes Chhattisgarh, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and many other neighboring states are the main contributors towards this substantial number of 600 mn. Fig 2 is made using the data gathered from Census of India which shows the variation of percentage of households without toilets over a period of 10 years, 2001-2011. As can be seen, the total number of households in India without toilets has decreased from 53.1% to 63.6%.
 | Figure :Comparison of percentage of households in India without toilets, 2001-2011 |
As discussed earlier, the major part of rural India, almost 70% rural India households still lack proper toilet facilities whereas only around 20% urban Indian households are living without toilets. These numbers give a clear picture that the need of the hour is to work on improving sanitation and toilet facilities in rural parts of India.
When Indian states were compared, according to the data collected by Census of India, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and MP are the states which need the most attention because of their high percentage of households without toilets. Fig 3 shows the 12 states with the highest percentage of households without toilets in 2001. The red bars represent the decrease in the percentage from 2001 to 2011 and the blue bars represent the percentage in 2011. Although all of these 12 states are in bad conditions but the 5 aforementioned states are at maximum threat as can be seen from the chart. But there are states that have understood that this is an alarming problem and started working on it. There are programs run by government of India like swachh bharat abhiyan (in Hindi), which has an objective of making 12 crore toilets by the end of 2019 (Sharma, 2015). This also explains the decrease in percentages of different states. For example, Himachal Pradesh has shown a decrease of 35.7%, highest decrease among all the states. Following Himachal Pradesh is Haryana with a decrease of 24.1%.
 | Figure : Change in percentage of households without toilets from 2001-2011 |
Different decentralized wastewater treatment systems and Technologies
Different decentralized wastewater treatment technologies and systems have been developed and implemented around the world. Table 1 shows some of the Decentralized Wastewater treatment plants being implemented in India and other countries (Sadr et al., 2016; Sadr et al., 2015; Tilley et al., 2014). A comprehensive literature review was carried out as the main approach, designed to list down and compare the various parameters of different Decentralized Wastewater Treatment (DWWT) plants. The main focus was put on collection plus treatment plants rather than collection plus discharge plants. Further the treatment plants were analyzed according to different criteria.
Appropriate sanitation facilities are still a challenge in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries. With regard to almost 950 million people defecating in the open, the question arises whether the existing treatment facilities are sufficient to provide for a healthy sanitation in the world. In developing countries (particularly, India) where cost is generally a very important parameter of judgment for choosing the appropriate system. This makes decentralized treatment systems much more suitable for installation as they are easier to build and operate, both financially and technically. It is c considered that waste stabilisation ponds would be most cost effective solution from capital investment point of view. However, Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA) should be carried out for appropriate technology selection in different scenarios on the basis of different criteria. New developments in sanitation technologies can play an important role in selecting appropriate sanitation technology for a particular scenario.
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What direction should waste management take in North East India? What does the future hold in store? Are landfills the answer? Is Waste-to-energy technology still a good bet? Why segregation is the key? These are some of the questions that come to our minds when thinking about the fragile ecosystem of North East India.
Of the 14 cities, that CSE rated, we have rated Aizawl, Agartala and Gangtok from North-East. The system for rating cities was to determine who is the cleanest of them all in terms of solid waste management. It is clear that cities that are segregating their waste have been able to effectively process and treat it and have achieved the status of zero landfill cities. While, some cities are doing - part segregation and part treatment. And then, there are a few cities, that are visibly clean but dumping their waste.
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi is releasing its book ‘Not in My Backyard: Status of Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities’ in Guwahati, Assam. The book release shall be followed by a discussion with municipal commissioners, regulators, urban planners, consultants and NGOs on the need to have zero landfill cities across North East India.
DATE: August 10, 2016
TIMING: 5 PM to 8 PM (Kindly join us for dinner after the programme)
VENUE: Auditorium, NEDFi Convention Centre, Guwahati, Assam
Limited seats, for registration kindly write to Swati Singh Sambyal,Programme Officer, EG- (MSW) at swati@cseindia.org, +91-9711605091,9910496283
Smog hanging over cities is the most familiar and obvious form of air pollution
Smog now darkens the sky in cities the world over, and the same is happening in Delhi. The air we all breathe is increasingly contaminated with particulate matter and carbon monoxide. These pollutants are hazardous to human and environmental health. So how can you personally clean up the air? You might be surprised to learn how much your efforts can help reduce this pollution.
Every individual should follow these four methods for controlling this air pollution:
Four Methods:
1.Rethinking Transportation
2.Changing Buying Habits
3Conserving Energy
4.Getting Involved
Method 1 of 4: Rethinking Transportation
Question car culture. Industrial manufacturing practices are the primary reason the earth's air is polluted but car-related pollution is the next biggest culprit. The manufacturing of cars and roads, the production of fuel, and the emissions that result from burning that fuel all play a part.
Since many cities are laid out in such a way that driving is almost a necessity, it can be hard to determine the best way to combat this problem. No matter where you live, you can take action by finding creative ways to be less dependent on cars.
It may not be practical to give up your car entirely, but you can still take action by reducing your use of your car. For example, instead of driving to the grocery store every other day, make one trip every week or week and a half, stocking up on everything you need all at once.
Carpooling with your neighbors or signing up for a car share program are also great ways to reduce your car use.
Take the bus, subway or train.
Get familiar with your city or town's bus or train routes, and start replacing your car commute with a bus trip at least once a week. Work up to using public transportation as often as possible, only using your car when you can't figure out a good alternative.
Taking a bus or train to work, school or any other activity has a lot of advantages. Aside from doing your part to reduce air pollution, you'll have extra time to read, knit, do crosswords, or people watch.
Taking public transportation is also safer than driving, and will probably help reduce your anxiety level since you won't have to deal with rush hour traffic.
Try walking or biking. Even better than taking public transportation is using your own energy to propel you where you want to go. You can probably walk to locations that are within a five minute drive of your house - and if you're adventurous and have the time, you may want to walk even further. If you're lucky enough to live in a place with good bike routes, start using them. In places with heavy traffic, biking can be the fastest way to get around.
If you do drive, keep your car in good condition. Get your car tuned up frequently and make sure it passes your city's smog test with flying colors. There are a few other things you can do to help your car make as small a dent as possible:
Fill your gas tank in the early morning or late evening, when it's cool outside. This helps prevent as much gas from evaporating in the heat of the day.
Take care not to let gas spill when you fill your tank.
Instead of letting your car idle in long lines at fast food restaurants and bank drive-thrus, park your car and walk inside.
Inflate your car’s tires to the recommended pressure. This will produce the best performance for your car and reduces fuel usage.
Method 2 of 4: Changing Buying Habits
Become a maker. Using raw ingredients to make as many things as possible, instead of buying them at the store, is a great way to help reduce air pollution. That's because the practice of mass-producing, packaging, and shipping goods to make them readily available to consumers is directly responsible for industrial emissions that pollute the air. Take a look around your house and figure out items you could make instead of buying. Here are a few ideas:
Food, of course! If you tend to buy a lot of pre-packaged food, then making your meals from scratch is a good place to start. Eliminating convenience foods and creating dishes with raw ingredients is healthier and better for the environment. For example, if you love spaghetti, make your sauce from raw tomatoes and garlic rather than buying a can of pre-made sauce. You can make your own pasta, too!
Did you know you can make your own household cleaners? Instead of buying dish soap, laundry detergent and bathtub cleaner, make your own using nontoxic ingredients. Store your concoctions in glass jars.
The same goes for homemade shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant and lip balm.
Shop local. When you do need to buy something instead of making it, try to buy items that are made and sold locally. You'll probably have better luck at locally-owned stores, rather than commercial stores, which tend to get their wares shipped in from all over the world, greatly contributing to air pollution. Here are some strategies for buying local:
Shop at farmer's markets. This is the best way to shop for food grown and sold locally.
Check the tags of clothing items. Try to buy items that were manufactured close to where you live. Though it can be quite expensive, consider buying items that were handmade by someone living close to you. If this isn't an option, getting secondhand clothes is another good way to cut down on consumption.
Don't buy stuff online. Getting a book or clothing item online is extremely easy on the consumer's end, but think about the boats, planes and trucks required to deliver that item to your door. It should be something you only do sparingly.
Go for less packaging. The plastic, foil and cardboard used in packaging is manufactured using practices that negatively impact air quality. No matter what you're shopping for, try to choose items that have less packaging. For example, instead of choosing a box of individually-wrapped granola bars, try making your own at home or buying granola bars from a bakery where they don't come wrapped in foil. If that's not an option, go for the items that come in recyclable packaging.
Take your own cloth shopping bag to the store instead of choosing paper or plastic.
Shop in the bulk food section instead of buying individually packaged items.
Buy loose, fresh produce instead of canned or frozen produce.
Buy extra large containers of items you use often so you don't have to purchase many smaller containers.
Reuse, recycle, and compost. Managing your household waste effectively is another good way to reduce air pollution. Reusing, recycling and composting can have a big effect on your garbage output, which means less trash going into the landfills - big sources of air pollution.
Try to buy items that come in glass containers so you can reuse them over and over again. Plastic is reusable, too, but be careful reusing it too often to store food, since chemicals can leach from the plastic into the food over time.
Recycle your plastic, paper, aluminium, and other recyclables according to your city's guidelines.
Make a compost pile in your yard, into which you can throw your vegetable peelings and other food scraps. After you've tended your pile for a few months, you'll have rick, black compost you can use to feed your garden.
Use environmentally safe paints and cleaning products whenever possible. Such paints and cleaning products emit less smog-producing particles to the air and are better for your breathing health too.
Follow manufacturers’ recommendations to use and properly seal cleaners, paints, and other chemicals. Carefully following the instructions ensures that smog-forming chemicals can’t evaporate.
Method 3 of 4: Conserving Energy
Don't use your lights and appliances as often. You've heard it a million times: turn off the lights when you leave a room, and don't leave the TV on all day! These small actions are more important than ever when it comes to reducing air pollution, since the electricity that runs your lights and appliances is generated by emissions-producing coal or natural gas plants. Here are a few more ideas for cutting back on the energy your household uses on a daily basis:
Take advantage of natural light. Set up your work or study space near a window that gets bright light all day, so you won't have to switch the lights on.
Have one room in the house be the "bright room" at night, rather than lighting up the whole house all the time. Your family can gather in the brightest room to read, study, or watch a movie before bedtime, rather than spreading out.
Unplug your appliances when you aren't using them. That goes for big appliances as well as small ones - TVs, computers, toasters, coffee makers, etc. Even a phone charger left plugged in can sap energy all day long.
Replace outdated large appliances with models that are designed to conserve energy.
Buy your electricity from low or zero pollution facilities. Look into the options available in your area.
Rethink your heating and cooling habits. Try to allow your body to acclimate to the changing seasons instead of using your heater and air conditioner to keep the temperature steady all year long. Blasting the heat and air is a major drain on energy, so break out your hand fans and warm sweaters to help you adjust to weather changes rather than relying on your thermostat.
When you're at work or away on a weekend trip, make sure to adjust your thermostat so that it's not pumping in cool or hot air the entire time you're away.
Don't take long hot showers or baths. Heating water requires a lot of energy, so being mindful of how much hot water you use is an important practice. You can start by taking shorter showers and skipping baths, since both require an abundance of hot water.
Turn your water heater to 120 °F (49 °C), so that the water never heats beyond that temperature.Use the cool setting on your washing machine.
Method 4 of 4: Getting Involved
Educate yourself on air pollution. Different regions have different air pollution issues. There may be a factory nearby that's polluting the air in your city, or perhaps the local landfill is the main culprit in your area. To understand how you can best take action to reduce air pollution in your area, do some research to find out what the major sources are.
Look online, read the newspaper, and ask around for information. If you're in school, your teachers might be able to point you in the right direction.
Start talking about air pollution with people in your life, instead of glossing over the problem. Discussing the issue could lead to bright ideas or courses of action you wouldn't have thought up on your own.
Plant trees. Trees reduce air pollution, and planting them is one of the most concrete, satisfying actions you can take to help the air quality in your region. Trees produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide, which they turn into food. Find out what types of trees are best to plant in your area, and take action!
Many cities have programs geared toward planting trees, like New
Join a group working to fight air pollution. Individuals can take steps to reduce air pollution in their daily lives, but the ultimate solution will involve changing governmental policies regarding industrial emissions. If you're passionate about taking action to reduce air pollution, consider joining an organization whose goal is to do exactly that. You'll learn more about the education and experience you need to help bring about lasting change and reduce air pollution where you live.
In last few decades we have seen the miss-utilization of technology by innovating non sustainable plastic packaging and promotional branding in various products. This promotional materials can neither be re cycled nor get decompose, resulting major waste problem. As there are no waste management system available in most of the cities this by products are either burned or dumped in a ground, again resulting major hazardous environment issues.
its a request to all government organisation, manufacturing companies to immediately ban use of plastic in packaging and promotional branding.
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