How Do You Dispose Waste in Your Locality?

Waste dumped on a tarred road.

I don't know how you feel when you see things like this on a major road. Some feel indifferent, others feel disgust, it all depends on our upbringing.

When we make plans for our homes, we think of furnitures, electronics, power, water, security and the likes. How about waste disposal?

We generate a lot of waste on a weekly basis and this needs to be taken care of. Unfortunately, we seldom pay attention to this. 

For some of us, we just look for a space close to our houses and keep piling the waste only to burn it occasionally and hope the wind comes to carry them away.

Some pile up wastes in buckets and sacks and wait for the rains to dump them in drainages and runways during the rainy season. During the dry season, they burn what can be burnt and look for an open dumpsite to make their contribution for the rest.

This for one is harmful to our health. A dumpsite is a breeding ground for every conceivable disease which can be channeled into water bodies during rainfall and can also be carried in the wind and animal vectors such as flies, rodents, dogs, pigs and even man.

Dumpsites are also not goog to be seen where people live or work or trade. They pollute and make the environment dirty. Worst of all is having such on our highways of which they even contribute to building traffic!

As an individual, you need not be told the right thing to do. Play your part and handle your waste properly. Get heavy duty waste bags to handle your wastes and only dump them in approved locations. 

Making our environment clean and healthy is not something we ought to be talked into but should be how we live our lives.

Having wastes tied up in heavy duty bags makes it easier for relevant agencies to pick up for appropriate disposal and limits chances of disease spread.

Let's limit the spread of diseases, let's limit our hospital bills, let's make our communities habitable.