Aren’t you feeling tired? Aren’t you bothered by the bad odor emitted by those junks? Those junks which bring numerous flies and millions of germs and bacteria that can cause illness.
Yes. I am referring to the garbage. Garbage is a scrap to be thrown away. It may be a waste of animal or vegetable matter, as from a kitchen, restaurant or a store.
We are suffering from pollution in our country today. These scraps are also factors or one of the ingredients that make not only land but also air and water pollution. It may pollute the land because it has chemicals or substances that are hazardous and can affect to lessen the nutrients of the soil. Some of this trash gets recycled, but much of it ends up in a landfill or on the ground. Garbage is dangerous to air for it brings out foul odor. Some of us who are living near the seashore throw our junks in the seas. Didn’t you know that that it can pollute the sea and can cause death to marine animals as well as corals? Didn’t you also know that our government has spent millions to lessen our problems in the garbage that we are throwing every day? Didn’t you also think the members or the workers of the MMDA or even you street sweepers? They spend many hours to keep our streets neat. They even clean garbage in rivers or swamps.
This is the essence of our waste "problem." Although it's not a conscious act, our culture views its trash containers as magic vessels that make garbage and responsibility disappear. Once something is dropped inside – a flag, recyclables, perhaps a perfectly good coffee maker that lacks the features of a newer model – it becomes somebody else's problem. No matter if the consumer is the one truly accountable.
We are shocked when some idiot puts a litter of kittens in the trash. But isn't it the same sort of carelessness and negligence – although to a way lesser degree – as sneaking old motor oil in the garbage, or a dozen aluminum cans that are begging to be recycled? If our nation is really going to cut its waste, boost its recycling and cherish the environment, our culture must realize that the privilege of owning stuff comes with an obligation to properly dispose of it. Culpability does not end at the rim of the trash can.
Yes. I am referring to the garbage. Garbage is a scrap to be thrown away. It may be a waste of animal or vegetable matter, as from a kitchen, restaurant or a store.
We are suffering from pollution in our country today. These scraps are also factors or one of the ingredients that make not only land but also air and water pollution. It may pollute the land because it has chemicals or substances that are hazardous and can affect to lessen the nutrients of the soil. Some of this trash gets recycled, but much of it ends up in a landfill or on the ground. Garbage is dangerous to air for it brings out foul odor. Some of us who are living near the seashore throw our junks in the seas. Didn’t you know that that it can pollute the sea and can cause death to marine animals as well as corals? Didn’t you also know that our government has spent millions to lessen our problems in the garbage that we are throwing every day? Didn’t you also think the members or the workers of the MMDA or even you street sweepers? They spend many hours to keep our streets neat. They even clean garbage in rivers or swamps.
This is the essence of our waste "problem." Although it's not a conscious act, our culture views its trash containers as magic vessels that make garbage and responsibility disappear. Once something is dropped inside – a flag, recyclables, perhaps a perfectly good coffee maker that lacks the features of a newer model – it becomes somebody else's problem. No matter if the consumer is the one truly accountable.
We are shocked when some idiot puts a litter of kittens in the trash. But isn't it the same sort of carelessness and negligence – although to a way lesser degree – as sneaking old motor oil in the garbage, or a dozen aluminum cans that are begging to be recycled? If our nation is really going to cut its waste, boost its recycling and cherish the environment, our culture must realize that the privilege of owning stuff comes with an obligation to properly dispose of it. Culpability does not end at the rim of the trash can.