Around the world, every year 1 million tonnes of waste is produced, of which half of which are ready to be used only once. Of these, less than 10 percent of the waste is re -bicycle.
According to an estimate, 1.5 million tonnes of waste is absorbed every year in our rivers, lakes and sea, which is equivalent to the weight of the 2,220 Ephil Tower (France’s famous tourist center).
Microplastic, that is, the fine particles of plastic with 5 millimeters in diameter are dissolved in our diet, water and air. It is feared that each person is swallowing more than 50 thousand plastic particles per year.
Plastic pollution is stopping our earth, the health and climate of the ecosystem are doing deep damage. The rivers, the oceans are influenced by plastic waste dirt and are crying in wildlife in danger.
In view of these challenges, UN Secretary -General Antonio Gotres called on ordinary citizens and communities to address the challenges of plastic pollution by combining ordinary citizens and communities on ‘World Environment Day’.
The UN general secretary said in his message that this World Environment Day was focusing on a solution to defeat plastic pollution.
“And this is also correct. Plastic pollution, our planet is climate-environmental, better living and damaging the climate” “
“Plastic waste-waste, preventing the flow of rivers, polluting the sea and in danger of wildlife.”
He worried that this plastic was divided into small particles, infiltrated in every corner of the earth: the average mountain peak to the depth of the sea; From the human brain; Breast
Toward concrete action
Referring to the ongoing efforts and publicity to address this huge challenge, he said that we are constantly looking at human activism.
“Principles of re-use things and using more and more to use plastic single usage and improving garbage-garbage management“ ”
However, the UN chief warned that we had to move out of it at a fast pace. Accordingly, he called for an ambitious and equitable agreement to a new global agreement with the intention of the end of plastic pollution.
Notification from the point of view of the notification is a sens that see the community needs from the point of view of the economy.
The UN chief said that together, the curse of plastic pollution should be eliminated so that a better future size can be created.