Sir,
What I have come to notice in the District of Udhampur is that many people are complaining about the rubbish problem that seems to be here just now. I have seen articles in the local papers and on the television complaining about the situation, but yet no one is willing to do anything about it.
It’s time to change that attitude and start doing something about it. I know that the municipality is not entirely blame free on this matter. But who tells you to dump your rubbish in the street. The Municipality is working on the litter problem of the town, but like all things it will take time to implement. In the meantime there are things that we could be doing at home as a resident.
Over 50% of the rubbish that we create is biodegradable waste. It’s a type of waste that can be broken down in a short reasonable amount of time. We do this through composting and it’s something that can be done very easily at home or as a cluster of homes.
Composting is the breakdown of plant remains and other once living materials to make an earthy, dark, rich organic fertiliser that enriches our soil. It is a process of recycling your kitchen and garden waste, and is a critical step in reducing the volume of rubbish that we are needlessly throwing out into our streets. You can compost fruit and vegetable peelings, dried flowers, tea leaves, coffee granules, ground egg shells, leaves, etc.
At the moment, residents are putting their biodegradable waste into a plastic bag, which isn’t biodegradable and then dumping. If we stop doing this and start composting, the rubbish problem is halved overnight. If you don’t have a place to compost, I have requested the municipality to pair up the blue bins they have put around town. Let one bin be for biodegradable waste and the other for non-biodegradable.
This is our town. This is our state. We are creating the problem, so we need to help in solving it and that isn’t by complaining, it is by positive action.
Yours etc….
Ann Kawkins
Trustee Pardisan
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