Wastes Are A Threat To The Environment

I feel so sad with the disorderliness in the citizens of the nation towards environmental hygiene. People are busy complaining of how the environment is unsafe and harmful to public health and I ask who is to blame for this because even some of the complainants are not ready to help in keeping the society clean.
Talking about waste as a threat to the environment is particularly pointing out how the citizen’s lives are endangered by some citizens of the state.
Wastes are unwanted, unusable and worthless materials. The household refuse and body waste which is the urine and faeces are the major causes of environmental pollution in the country today.
Our society is faced with the challenge of environmental pollution caused from several activities of members of the society. Food consumption and usage of other materials is an act that can never be stopped or rather controlled among members and, because of this, the multiplication of waste is on a daily basis.
Nigeria is a country where people find pleasure in dumping refuse on the street, causing blockage in the drainages, urinating on walls and even street drainages. Some individuals don’t mind answering to nature’s call on the street which is not proper.
I am suggesting that the government should take a fast and positive step in keeping the country clean by making provision of public waste vehicles on the streets, provide public toilets at the market, public schools and motor parks and most importantly waste cans on the streets and authorized places for waste disposal which won’t cause harm to any individual. Rules and regulations should be made to guide the people on waste disposal and failure to keep to the rules that individual should face penalty for doing so.

By: Precious Nwiuebari, Kenpoly, Bori.