Littering the environment has become a common thing in India. People do not care about how much a piece of plastic can affect the environment. Plastic takes around 100 years to even start breaking down and during this process they are littered in water and on roads.
Each new generation has to hold the responsibility of making sure that they use resources in a way in which the future and present generations shouldn’t be affected.
The ones who are affected more in this case are the ragpickers as they handpick contaminated things and materials which were affected due to littering and factory waste.
People who live in slums get affected as they live near landfills and it also affects marine life. Ragpickers who need to make a living for their family have no other choice rather than doing the job their generation has been doing for years. Even knowing about the harmful effects they continue doing it and due to this they get infections, diseases, and skin conditions. 1.5 million people have to face this in India and that is the reality these people have to face. Over 279 rivers are affected in India due to littering.
Every day due to this marine animals get affected and as this continues the food chain will break and the cycle will affect every single living being who depends on marine life for living. The impact of this will affect various living beings including us.
Only when something big happens due to littering do people decide to take action and take accountability. In conclusion, all I would like to say is every litter causes someone’s life to be at stake, so all we should do is think wisely before we do something.
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