Commitment towards making a better world

I have two simple methods or steps to take in order to achieve this feat. These methods are quite complex to implement. These methods include :

1. Development:- this method is based on the basis on how we must develop. We all try hard to strive to develop economically, socially and politically.

 But in this process we try to over exploit resources. Development is driven with           the utilisation of resources. Resources can be defined as the substances which are available in the environment and which are technologically accessible, economically feasible, culturally acceptable and which can be used to satisfy our needs.

But in order to satisfy the limitless need of our people , we are over exploiting our resources. The harmful effects which include:

<1> Widening the economic distance between the rich and weaker sections of the society. This in turn leads to a decline in the consumption of resources by the poor. 

<2> Concentration of resources in the hands of few individuals. This leads a minimum number of people within the society gaining the benefit of exploiting resources.

<3> Environment degradation is occurred when large number of resources are exploited at one go. This includes degradation of the land by mining and air pollution by exploiting the resources.

<4> This will in turn boost the overall productivity and consumability among the nation. But when these resources are unavailable due to limited stock, then it will lead to economic depression in the future.

<5> This will compromise the needs if the future generation, due to lack of resources . This will in turn lead to slow development and diminished economic activities.

Hence we must opt sustainable development . This will ensure that the process of development is continued from generation to another. It involves fulfilling the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of the future generations.

It involves controlled use of resources and adopting alternative methods to meet the need of our resources.

2. Plastics can be defined as a integral part of our lives. This is because we use plastics in various day to day lives. Be it from consuming water or disposing wastes , we rely on plastics.

But I would like to stress on single use plastics. Firstly single use plastics are the plastics which we dispose after using it. This lacks repeated usage of the plastic. For example the plastic straws and the packaging material used are single use plastics. We must try to recycle it , whereas have remained ineffective in doing so. The UN states that only 9% of the total plastic is being recycled. 

The remaining plastic is dumped in the landfills and the oceans. This will inturn effect us. This is because it distruptes the ecological balance of the environment. The marine life consume the plastic, and break it into micro plastic and store them in their tissues. When we consume sea food , it enters our body , leading to accumulation of harmful non- biodegradable substances in our body. This leads to diseases or disorders.

When the plastic waste is dumped on land, it makes the land uncultivatable and needs high usage of chemicals. This will inturn effect the normal functionality of our bodies. All together harming the normal functioning of our bodies.

But reducing the usage of single use plastics can have a huge impact on the environment. This is because it leads to minimising the plastic requirements of various industries such as food and e-commerce. This will reduce the production of plastics as a whole. 

Along with this we must switch to alternative methods to help reduce single use plastics. This includes using mugs made of steel or ceramics. Adopting biodegradable substances such as jute for fulfilling the requirements of the packaging industries.

This will help maintain the ecological balance of the environment while sustaining all our requirements.

I request all of you to adopt alternative and eco-friendly methods to reduce usage of single use plastics and help save ourselves and the environment.

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