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by Kushal Naharki | 27-01-2019 21:59
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In 1950 the world produced only 2 million tonnes per year. By 2015, annual production had increased nearly 200-fold, reaching 381 million tonnes. For context, this is roughly equivalent to the mass of two-thirds of the world population.1 Over the period from 1950 to 2015, cumulative production reached 7.8 billion tonnes of plastic — more than one tonne of plastic for every person alive today. Packaging is the dominant sectoral use of plastics globally accounting for 42 percent. Since packaging tends to have a much lower product lifetime than other products, it is also dominant in terms of annual waste generation. It is responsible for almost half of global plastic waste. (R. Geyer, 2017) Every one of us have definitely visited fairs and festivals many times. How often do we carry back the plastic wastes that we produce during our visit? We buy many items during the visit, eat variety of foods and drinks where the plastic wastes are generated from the plastics used for packaging and people tend to throw the plastics on the way or the region where they use the product inside the plastic packaging. Although people know about plastic pollution, people don’t think that it’s their responsibility to the waste produced by them by themselves. A small act of managing the plastic we produce through the reduce, reuse and recycle can have a great impact to beat plastic pollution as the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary in creating bigger impact. NYCA Dang Lamahi Unit is running a Campaign inside "5th Deukhuri commercial festival" in lamahi, Dang during 4th Magh to 16th Magh. It is an awareness and cleanliness campaign together with the target to reach 100k people during the festival. At first, awareness about climate change and plastic pollution is provided to the to the shopkeepers of stalls, costumers and visitors during day followed by the collection of all the plastics being thrown in the festivals at the evening. Jeevan Upreti (NYCA Dang Lamahi Unit Coordinator) taking part in Online Environment Awarenesss Campaign ‘Small Act Great Impact’ said “Youths are cleaning plastic garbage in front of shop inside "Trade Fair" in which thousands of people visit each day. This make people ashamed to throw garbage and make people aware.” Such initiatives not only keep the places clean but awares large number of people against plastic pollution.” He also said, “Not only awareness but actions acts much faster. We don’t hesitate to pick up the plastics thrown if people don’t feel ashamed to throw the plastics.” He also shared his experience of people not responding well to the awareness campaign at the beginning but when when youths started to pick up the wastes and plastic being thrown, people realized their mistakes and thanked them for the great campaign they have been doing. It’s the responsibility of everyone of us to fight to beat plastic pollution. We must refuse if we can’t reuse it. Together we can beat plastic pollution. Lets be responsible for the wastes we produce and manage them in the best way possible. #TogetherWeCan #BeatPlasticPollution #YouthsInAction |
 
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14 Comments
Thank you for such a beautiful report comment :)
Posted 02-02-2019 11:17
Hello Kushal, thanks for reminding us of our festival culture and its problem beneath. Of course participants do know that they are using a lot of plastic products during the festival but not acknowledge that where should they go and get recycled right after it. Cost to recycle waste is much a lot more than we may imagine and it also accounts for festival too but what we only do care about it is the total amount of preparation course and sale of products used during the festival.
Being responsible for individual participation in festival is not that burdensome and not even troublesome for participants to find out recycle bins in the stadium or open place where festival is held. Likewise, individual responsibility must be enhanced as many people do participate in festival :)
Thanks for your report, and I really liked the part suggested in the beginning of the report as statistical review upon overall amount of plastic waste is really important to raise awareness about plastic pollution.
Posted 01-02-2019 23:40
Thank you mentor. Youth together can bring us the resilient and sustainable future.
Green Cheers :)
Posted 30-01-2019 21:52
Hello Kushal
It is true that it is our shared responsibility to keep this world clean.
Festivals are meaningful and have positive sides such as bringing people together and to remind them of certain values.
However, they often result in grave trash issues as numerous people gather around during the season.
And it is nice to know about groups taking action to clean up the wrongs.
Thanks for the report!
Posted 30-01-2019 21:28
Thank you @Faith
We youth must act together to bring resilient and sustainable future.
Green Cheers :) :)
Posted 30-01-2019 12:46
Can you imagine if youth around the world joined forces to beat plastic pollution? I think we would be completely unstoppable and plastic would not stand a chance. I wish more programs like this would be implemented because we need all the hands and minds we can gather to reduce these staggering statistics!
Kudos to this campaign! Inspiring.
Posted 30-01-2019 05:41
Thank you for sharing such an amazing piece of information
Posted 30-01-2019 03:49
Thank you @Deepak dai and @Asmita
Green Cheers :)
Posted 28-01-2019 20:06
Sometimes, this type of campaign put me into great thought we are compelled to manage days to manage these plastics that we had been carelessly using before. What would the world have been if the world would know 4Rs rules!!!
Great work!!!
Posted 28-01-2019 19:42
Hello
I am glad to see this beautiful news
Thank for sharing with us :)
Posted 28-01-2019 19:02
Hey Sachin, Thank you for your comment, Its actually Kushal nit Lohita.
Green Cheers :)
Posted 28-01-2019 11:53
Thank you partner for sweet and enthusiastic comment.
Green Cheers :) :)
Posted 28-01-2019 11:52
Hello Lohlita
Hope you are doing good there.
Plastic management is very tough these days. That have made our authority to ban the irrational use of plastic bags for shopping.I wish all the best for your venture.
And keep on writing these awaesome reports to motivate youths like us.
Green Cheers :) :)
Posted 28-01-2019 11
Posted 28-01-2019 11:41
Hey there Partner!
I trust you are well! I also read about about how plastic has skyrocketed in just a few decades and this is truely disturbing.
The idea of targeting 100 thousand people is a big venture and I wish you all the best. You are right in saying that is the responsibly of every individual who produces waste to clean up after themselves. And I belive that with the campaign you are about to part, you will bring about a positive attitude and change to the people.
I wish you the very best in your endeavour Partner! And thank you for report!
Stay Joyous and live green
Yours sincerely
Rosa Domingos
Posted 27-01-2019 23:41