On this World Environment Day there are two options for you: Planet or Plastic

Mumbai, June 5: World celebrates Environment day on this day but it is not just to spread awareness but this is the high time that we shall adopt the values to keep our mother nature safe. This year the theme for environment day is #BeatThePlasticPollution. Nearly 150 countries are going to celebrate ‘World Environment Day’. This year UN has declared India as the global host for this year's World Environment Day. Keeping this in mind, every environmentalist has prepared himself to celebrate this day and spread the message of mother earth.

 

15,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated every day, 9,000 tonnes are collected and recycled, but 6,000 tonnes of plastic waste is not collected and remain littered. So it is our responsibility to throw the least plastic possible. World Environment Day is a platform for encouraging awareness and propagating the need for protecting the environment. The theme for the year 2018 is “Beat Plastic Pollution”.

In our everyday life, we heavily use Plastic materials without realizing the adverse effect. The plastic material has the potential to harm both soil and water. Instead of thousands of campaign to use paper bags, we never leave the habit of using plastic bags. Even after use, we throw plastic bags in such a place that would cause harm to nature. When we travel somewhere, we often can observe someone throws their wastes wrapped in a Plastic bag in water. The high level of toxicity harms the creature in waters leading to a distorted ecology of water and high pollutes the water.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the global celebrations of World Environment Day in New Delhi today.

 

India is the global host nation for the 43rd edition of this event. Environment Ministers, representatives from United Nations and members from various industry bodies will be among the various dignitaries who will attend the event. Modi will also visit the exhibition organized on the occasion at Rajpath lawns.

 

The Prime Minister, in his Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio, had underlined that India being the official host of the World Environment Day celebrations in recognition of its growing leadership in tackling climate change issues.

Plastic, which is rampantly polluting our water bodies, harming marine life and posing a threat to human health, has been one of the major concerns of environmental bodies this year.

 

 

Though a large part of the population depends on plastic for their daily use, nearly one-third of it is not disposed off properly and ends up clogging drains and choking the environment. This day is a call for awakening of individuals to take charge of protecting their environment and to realize the severity of plastic usage in daily life.