We all do our utmost to keep our home clean. Also, when it comes to hygiene and cleanliness, we turn into best orators; so how our surrounds are not as clean as our homes? Just give it a thought, how many of us truly make an effort to clean our surrounds or have stopped people from spreading dirt? We tend to be the best critics of our society, when we notice unattended garbage or dirty roads, we hold the municipal corporation workers responsible for this, and it’s true it’s their task to keep the city clean but what about our social responsibilities?
Many of us have a terrible habit of disposing the garbage right on the spot where we are sitting or standing. It is just not ethical; don’t do that. Avoid spreading litter in your streets, your surrounds, in water bodies, or your society. Start with yourself by becoming a role model and convince others to do the same
Sorting garbage appears to be a routine task or a tedious task? However, it’s one of the most efficient ways of controlling the trash disposal crises prevailing in the world. Sort them under two categories, i.e. biodegradable and non biodegradable. Once you start implementing then convince your neighbours also to repeat the same.
Reuse and recycle are the two magical mantras in developing cleaner surroundings. If there is something which you don’t require anymore; discover another way of using it, if not then look for someone who might need it.
You can help keep your city clean by these simple everyday actions:
- Take your food wrappings, drink containers, newspapers and other potential litter home with you and dispose of it through your domestic waste stream, or use one of the 1,400 litter bins provided in the city’s streets and parks
- Put our your domestic waste including glass and recyclables out on the correct day and take bins back onto your property as soon as possible after collection
- Manage your domestic waste responsibly to avoid contaminating different waste streams, over-filling bins, or leaving additional side-waste that can quickly become street litter
- In the unfortunate instance of land for which you are responsible becoming blighted by fly tipping, please remove quickly to avoid the development of more widespread litter problems
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