Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Potty Training and Waste Management



  
There is a lot of fury about the failure of waste management and the
way in which plastic is ruling our lives.
There is concern ,there is anger,there is awareness still there is no
solution or concrete,  punishable law to tackle it.
.
 There is also a very alarming issue  of  hazardous waste
about which we have to think seriously.
Diapers filled with human excreta...
Each child born to middle class or upper class,
from birth to school wear it.
Many children going to nurseries wear these diapers
as they have no toilet training and fear of having no bowel control

 As our cities often face this garbage disposing crisis,
these heavy diapers which are accumulated for two or three days
are tied into plastic covers and are  thrown on the road side to be
eaten by dogs, cows,rats and rest to be
savoured by the bacteria.
At least if the filth was washed off before it is dumped ..!
Tons of  filthy diapers are thrown. How much does a family spend
on these diapers monthly?
Are we Indians turning into a lazy lot , who have no time to
 train our children simple basics ?

There was a time when a month old baby was taught to pee into
a basin  listening to the hissing sound made by
his mother or grand mother. It saved a lot of nappies.
Today's babies are also ready  to  learn and eager to 
  learn..

  Coming back to used diapers, you will have to pour at least
half a litre of petrol to set it ablaze to get rid of them.
Multinationals are doing roaring  business through these -
 parents at the cost of our environment,
  our health and money. Can't these companies give
solutions as to how these used diapers should be disposed ?
Doctors and maternity hospitals should guide parents
on minimal usage  of diapers and  bringing up the child in natural way.

Many types of fancy potties are available for babies who are able
to sit. Those expensive potties are brought home with all glamour
but who will sit or make the babies sit on it ?
 It is high time we reduce generating waste and
manage it effectively  without damaging the environment to
keep ourselves healthy.

 At least start adopting good practices from the Swiss and Swedish  
who recycle most of their waste. Why can't we also charge the users
on each article the cost to recycle it. .?
                                                                   Mini Thomas -  minithomasgeorge@gmail.com