Essay about for a greener tomorrow say no to polythene
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Polythene is being dumped in both environmentally and socially sensitive sites such as in marshy lands, low-lying areas, public places, by roadsides and in the wild. This unhealthy practice has resulted in adverse conditions including water pollution and air pollution, and sometimes, even deaths (recent Meethotamulla dump collapse).
Waste collection and disposal play a pivotal role in cleanliness and sustainability, with people’s health and conservation of resources being the responsibility of every government.
Plastic is some kind of ‘superhero’ when it comes to making our life better and easier. People do not really care about how plastic affects the environment. Single-serve beverages and snacks in plastic packaging are an easy grab-and-go option. We know the story when we take a look around. And how about plastic shopping bags you get from the store? Buy it free and throw it on the go. Sri Lanka uses an approximate of 20 million shopping bags and 15 million lunch sheets a day. Wherever you dump those, polythene will stay for more than a thousand years; killing you slowly but surely.