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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.
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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
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Potty Training and Waste Management
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thats an interesting and informative post....
ReplyDeleteif we cant recycle at least we should think of using them less..