Used and thrown away diapers and other non-decomposable materials emit considerable amount of methane and other toxins increasing the green house gas composition, thereby causing global warming.
The solution to the plastic threat is by segregating plastics and similar non-degradable objects from biodegradable stuffs and subjecting the former to the recycling units. The City Corporation of Thiruvanandapuram in Kerala, a southern state of India has been successful in setting up a recycling unit at Vilappilshalla, where the garbage is segregated and plastics are broken into granules, which are recycled into plastic bags. These granules were also used in pothole free road constructions.
The Kerala Government has banned the use and sale of plastic carry bags below 30 microns.
Food scraps and food soiled paper emits methane. These biodegradable stuffs should be collected and treated at composting plants. In addition, we should try producing less or no food wastes. Some food chains in Hong Kong impose fines on the customers if they make food leftovers, which is a practical method of cutting down global warming.
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