Discuss:
(a) Is garbage disposal the responsibility only of the government?
(b) Is it possible to reduce the problems relating to disposal of garbage?


(a) Along with government and local municipality corporations, it is also the duty of every citizen to help in the garbage disposal. A clean environment is necessary to keep us healthy and also to avoid the spread of diseases. One should throw garbage at proper places, such as dustbins so that Safai Karamcharis can collect the garbage easily.

(b) It is possible to reduce the problems relating to disposal of garbage, by adopting the following means:
  1. The garbage should be thrown at proper places. It should not be thrown ‘ on streets, roads, parks, etc.
  2. The part of the garbage that can be reused should be separated from the one that cannot be used. The non-useful components should be disposed off at landfill areas.
  3. By following the rule of Three R’s:
  • Reduce: Use the things in a minimum amount which is necessary to fulfill your requirement.
  •  Recycle: The things such as plastic, paper, glass and metals separated from the garbage may be recycled to make new things instead of dumping them along with other wastes.
  •  Reuse: It means the use of things again and again. For example, plastic bottles of jam or pickle can be used for storing things in the kitchen.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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