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  Over the last few decades, exploitation and degradation of the environment have drastically gone up at an alarming rate. Environmental problems such as global warming, waste disposal, air pollution, and water pollution are serious concerns for the environment. Fortunately, our nations and environmentally-conscious organizations have started taking action to protect the planet. To help, everyone should consider reducing the volume of waste generated, and to reuse materials whenever possible. Recycling is also one of the most effective ways to preserve our planet. Everyone should be involved to help recycling and sustainability impact deliver better results. Recycling and Sustainability As the concept and need for recycling become accepted by most, it is important to continue emphasizing how it affects sustainability. For example, recycling wood materials means that you do not need to cut more trees. It also helps to protect watersheds, biodiversity as well as maintain soil stabili...

  “Do what is right, not what is easy for the environment.” Going to zero is not just living without plastic, but also living without producing garbage, avoiding everything that needs to be thrown away and that could end up in a landfill, in the ocean, or any other uncontrolled environment. On average, the urban population of 377 million inhabitants produces a whopping 62 million tons of garbage annually, of which only 70% is observed and the remaining 30% are mixed and lost in the urban environment. Of the total amount of collected waste, only 12.45% of the waste is processed, and the rest remains untreated and dumped in landfills. The concern is serious, as growing the number of waste impacts each part of society. If we don’t look after this issue, it will not only impact individuals, communities, and the government but also the world at large. How to Achieve Zero waste There is no entirely sustainable product, the same way there is no truly ethical consumption under capitalism....

  “There is no such thing as ‘Away’. When we throw anything away, it must go somewhere” Today humans generate more waste than ever before which is not only an environmental problem but also an economic loss. On an average, over 377 million urban people living in 7,935 towns and cities generate almost 62 million tonnes (MT) of municipal solid waste per annum. Of this waste generated only 43 MT of the waste is collected, 12 MT is treated and 31 MT is dumped in landfill sites by municipal authorities within or outside the city haphazardly, creating various issues like: Waste collector dumping waste on road sides creating unhygienic condition Solid waste disposal often takes up valuable and costly land Your dry waste is not giving you any earning No facility to treat wet waste on-site No resource recovery from waste Therefore,  Solid Waste Management  issue is the biggest challenge to the authorities of both small and large cities in developing countries. The problem is posed...