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Citizens have to rethink their methods of garbage disposal
Dear Editor,
We the members of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (Guyana Chapter) and the National Youth development Network note with great concern the acute garbage situation in Georgetown and the severe health and environment hazard this untenable situation poses to the citizens.
While we empathize with the city administration and their penurious financial situation, we are of the view that the improper disposal of solid waste by citizens is the major contributing factor to the city’s present dilemma.
The change in lifestyle and consumption patterns, where more goods made of non-biodegradable materials are now commonly in use, plastic bags and bottles, disposable diapers, and packaging materials. This not only increase the volume of waste produced but also alter its composition, making disposal more difficult.
Therefore citizens have to rethink their methods of garbage disposal in order to safe guard human health, reduce financial burden on the society and to reduce unnecessary strain on our inadequate and fragile irrigation infrastructure.
To do otherwise is to put your health and property at risk since this level of pollution reduces air and potable water quality, which results in airborne and waterborne diseases, emission of Carbon dioxide and methane, during decomposition, into the atmosphere which contributes to global warming and clogging of drainage infrastructure resulting in flooding, kills off aquatic species and can reduce the breeding ground of our fish stock.
Also the present state of affair is giving tourist a negative impression about Guyana since it takes away from the aesthetic beauty and can indirectly damage the tourism industry.
Therefore as an organisation, we are calling on all patriotic Guyanese to practice good citizenship by ensuring that we keep our immediate surrounding clean and make an unrest effort to practice using appropriate disposal receptacles for our waste.
Mr. Bevon Currie
National Coordinator
Caribbean Youth Environment Network (Guyana)
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