HOW TO CONTROL POLLUTION

                           WAYS TO CONTROL POLLUTION

Everyone can help themselves through self-education and by practicing healthy living. Engage others by raising awareness about the significance of environmental issues, their consequences and what can be done.

Every action or inaction of man in regard to his or her surroundings has an effect- good, neutral or bad on the environment. Let us, therefore, do our part and choose to practice good habits.

·         We should encourage people to quit smoking.

·         Use unleaded gasoline in our cars.

·         Keep our car properly maintained to keep it in a good running condition to avoid smoke emissions.

·         Never use open fires to dispose of wastes.

·         Have a proper waste disposal system especially for toxic wastes.

·         Take very good care of your pets and their wastes.

·         Never throw, drain or dispose into the water, air or land any substance in solid, liquid or gaseous forms.

·         Do not make loud noise and unwanted sounds.

·         Do not litter in public places. Anti-litter campaigns can educate the populace.

·         Inorganic materials, such as metals, glass, and plastic and also paper can be recycled and reused.

·         Industries should use fuel with lower sulphur content.

·         Industries should monitor their air emissions regularly and take measures to ensure compliance with the prescribed emission standard.

·         Organic waste should be dumped in places far off from the residential areas.

·         Industries should strictly follow applicable government regulations on pollution control.