Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Waste and Soil Pollution


In our daily life, we create waste or garbage, such as paper, plates, glass, tins, bottles, machines, clothes, books, furniture and more. All this waste can be divided into two types : biodegradable waste and non-biodegradable waste.
1.      Biodegradable Waste : Certain things rot and mix into the soil in some time, such as paper, fruit peels, seeds, cotton cloth, wood etc.; they take a few weeks. Such things are called biodegradable waste.
2.      Non-biodegradable Waste : As against biodegradable waste, there are many things which will not rot over a very long period of time, such as glass, metal, silver foils, plastic etc. Such things form non-biodegradable waste. Soil pollution is caused by these things.
We can deal with this type of pollution in the following ways. Together these are called a 3-R’s formula :
·         Reuse : In place of throwing away a thing, we can reuse many things; for example, an old bicycle or machine can be got repaired for use again. Old clothes and toys can be given away to the poor. Disposable plates and glasses can be washed and reused. The blank pages of an old notebook can be taken out and stitched into a new notebook for reuse.
·         Recycle : The thing we are about to discard, its material may be useful. For example, the glass or plastic of an empty bottle can be recycled, that is, something new can be made from this. Recycle means that the material of discarded things can be used to manufacture or make other things. Many things can be recycled without a loss of quality, such as glass, metal etc. Some things can be recycled but not with a high quality, such as paper and plastic. Not all things can be recycled, such as hard plastic, rubber etc. A local kabariwallah (junk-dealer) is always willing to help you in this, in the process of which you earn some money too.
·         Resell : Resell means that you sell away an old thing, like your old bicycle. Does your mother exchanges old clothes for kitchen pots? This is resale. The kabariwallah can again help you in this.

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