Advocating Source Segregation Is The Core Of All Our Volunteering Activities

Source segregation may sound a simple process to many, but it is way more important than we think. We are living in times where the use of the natural resources has risen substantially, consumption has increased multifold but recycling and reuse which are key to circular economy have not progressed with equivalent speed. The reason is lack of awareness. Increased consumption, increasing trash without source segregation has resulted in overburdened landfills. Such a scenario has ecological, social and economic ramifications. 

While we embark on a journey of circular economy where whatever we consume is reused and recycled, it needs a more structured and multipronged approach. Policy framework, roadmap, and technological innovations will all happen at a macro level. This is important, but what’s needed the most is citizen’s awareness and engagement. As India progresses rapidly and the per capita income rises, so will the consumption. Whether it is increasing consumption of food products, materials ordered from outside, more lifestyle products, more household equipment and machines, electronic items, all this is adding to more and more waste generation. If the generated waste is segregated at source, it would boost the process of recycling, reduce pollution as only the degradable waste would remain for disposition, it would save a lot of time and would save the environment as landfills will have lesser harmful and toxic gases and would promote better health.

All this is non- negotiable but the key remains citizen’s awareness and engagement. Volunteering activities during big events, festivities or otherwise do a lot of good. But we make sure that the volunteering activities are not just about litter picking. Talking to people, making them aware about the importance of source segregation lies at the heart of our campaigns. After all volunteering is not only on the field, but one should be a volunteer at home also . It's an individual social responsibility .  This is because one person or a group doing things in a proper way inspires others and the chain expands from there and only then can we be able to achieve sustainability.

Advocating source segregation is the core of all our volunteering activities.

Sathya Natarajan

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