The best way to prevent people from littering in public places is by creating awareness through the media. More bins should be made available in prominent places of our cities, towns and villages for different types of garbage. It is very important to ensure that the bins should be regularly cleared as this will prevent people from littering in public places. Children should also be taught to throw garbage in litter bins right from school days.
THE significance of cleanliness and hygiene cannot be overlooked by any society. Every faith and civilization stresses the importance of cleanliness. Historically, cleanliness has been considered one of the important factors by which to judge a civilization or society development._
Finding a Recycling Center
You can recycle almost all of your garbage. Some experts estimate that 90% of the items going in a landfill could be recycled, if only we had the resources in all areas, and made the effort. If you live near an urban center, there is probably a recycling program available in your area. Even without curbside pickup service, a recycling drop-off facility may be close by.
It is said that:
On average, one person produces more than four pounds of trash each day.
You will produce about 127, 604 pounds of garbage in your lifetime.
Some of the facts about garbage are as below:
Fact # 1
Every year, more than 14 billion pounds (6 billion kilograms) of garbage is dumped into the world's ocean. Most of it, is plastic that is toxic to marine life.
Fact # 2
Known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, there even is a “continent” made from the plastic trash, floating in the Pacific Ocean. According to some estimates, the patch can be as large as twice the size of the US.
Fact # 3
Landfills are among the biggest contributors to soil pollution. About 80% of the items buried in landfills could be recycled.
Fact # 4
There are more than 500 million cars in the world now and the number is expected to rise to over a billion by 2030, which means the pollution caused by cars could potentially double by that year.