Environmental pollution is one of the major proof that an advantageous thing always has a downside, a disadvantage to the people.
Human advancement is one thing that has been sought for over the years. Advancement was achieved to a good extent, but it brought a bad side with it, which is environmental pollution.
As harmless as it may sound, environmental pollution has quite a lot of health risks to it.
Some time ago, I saw a post on facebook where people where talking about how the world will be if all humans were not present. I could not help it but stop and think of it for a while. They said diverse things in the comment section. Some were talking about how green and pollution-free the planet will be.
Seas and oceans have been constantly polluted from the waste products of large companies. We are risking the lives of aquatic animals so that we can survive and enjoy life as we want.
Lets not go too far, in our day to day life, there are many cause of pollution. Instead of people to responsibly dispose of their garbage, they prefer to put it anywhere and at anytime even though there is a refuse bin provided for this purpose.
Sometimes, I can't help it but ask myself if these people are actually sensible enough or they know the implications of pollution, but are intentionally littering.
I don't know about other states, but I think the government of Abia state is doing everything humanly possible to ensure that their roads, and streets are kept clean. They hired some persons to sweep the roads and keep it clean. But even at this, people still look for one way or the other to litter.
In Abia state, Umuahia to be precise, there are many causes of pollution. However, the major cause of pollution is people.
last two weeks, I went to look for an apartment cause' I don't really like the place i'm staying, so, i want to relocate.
I went to neighborhood to enquire about a house for rent. The person i asked told me that there was unoccupied houses but the problem is that he don't know if the landlord will want to rent it out because of the actions of the previous occupants. He went further to say that the previous occupants channel their toilet contents to the back of their house because the septic tank was already filled up.
Instead of informing the landlord, or looking for a way to empty the septic tank, they channeled the toilet outside which polluted the environment in a very bad way.
The landlord sued them, and asked them to leave his house. ASEPA (The organization in charge of a clean Abia state) came to the area and began a mass arrest of every residents.
There are many other causes of pollution in my area. During rainy season, when it rains, people use the opportunity to dispose their refuse inside the flooding gutter. The disposed refuse will end up being stuck in another part of time. At times, it blocks water passage, and water will gradually begin to flood the street.
This issue of people polluting the environment is not only affecting my safety, but it also affects the safety of other people. It is very difficult for me to live in a littered environment. It makes me feel uncomfortable.
One way I think we can stop pollution is by changing the mindset of people from thinking that the ground is a waste bin. In my area, Though there are no street waste bin everywhere, the government provided a place for refuse to be dumped but people are not actively using it. Instead of pocketing their trash until they see a suitable place for disposal, they prefer to to keep it on the street.
I don't think erecting a law against littering will solve the issue. I think littering is actually becoming people's hobby as they even do it subconsciously.
Thank you for reading.