Kolkata,17 March 2022: Clean Air Network (CAN) setup under the aegis of SwitchON Foundation, a citizen network across Bengal today organized a clean up march with the slum community – on the occasion of ‘Global Recycling Day’ followed by a ‘Waste Segregation Drive’ where Mothers have come forward to ensure that the rights of the children are protected and to ask for the household waste generated to be segregated and recycled.
This event is an effort to make sure that waste disposal which leads to air pollution on burning and emission of greenhouse gas is reduced. The organizations taking part in this event were – Right Track (Khidirpur, Kolkata), Tiljala Shed (Tiljala Road, Kolkata) , Bal Kalyan Sangh (Kamre, Ranchi), Adarsh Seva Sansthan (Sonari, Jamshedpur.)
According to the State of Global Air 2020 report released October 21, 2020 more than 116,000 infants in India have been reported to have died within a month of their birth in 2019, just due to polluted air. These statistics are horrifying and we need solutions to better them at the earliest. Clean air is therefore a basic human right and waste mismanagement is one of the highest contributors to air pollution.
Mr Vinay Jaju, Managing Director,Switch ON Foundation, said that “Waste is a huge contributor to air pollution and a huge problem in both the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. Adopting simple waste management techniques and making some lifestyle changes can help us overcome it easily in very many ways. Just segregating waste and recycling it will have a huge impact on the quality of our lives. The best part about recycling is that it can be done by anyone. Our role begins at the individual level and adopting the motto of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”.
Mr. Md Alamgir from the Tiljala Shed organization said, “Celebrating Global Recycling Day is a very important event to highlight the role of waste pickers in recycling. Their work contributes to the environment in a big way including National economy and employment generation.In return they get no basic services, and are rather treated as an outcast of the society and often meant to face forced eviction and other ill treatments from the society.It is high time to recognise their dignity”. Words from Md. Ashraf Ali belonging to the Right Track said, “Do not refuse to reuse—save our planet”.
Sanjay kumar Mishra CEO and Founder Bal Kalyan sangh present at the event said that. “In order to live healthy, we need to adopt sustainable methods.Children are the future of our country, we are responsible for the environment they are living in. We need to promote Recycling for a better future.”
Ms. Pradha Jaiswal from the Adarsh Seva Sansthan gave the slogan on the day that “Plastic ka kare kam se kam byabhaar, Tabhi hoga sunder sansaar”.
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