पुढील उतारा काळजीपूर्वक वाचून त्यावर आधारित प्रश्नांची उत्तरे द्या :
कचऱ्यातून कमवा (घनकचरा व्यवस्थापन व प्लास्टिक पुनर्वापर)
निगडी व चिंचवड येथील सेंट उर्सुला व सेंट एन्डरू शाळेतील मुलांनी 539 किलो प्लास्टिकचा कचरा कचरा कुंड्यांत व नदीमध्ये जाणार नाही याची खात्री केली. सुसान राज या सामाजिक कार्यकर्तीने कचऱ्याचे वर्गीकरण व कचऱ्याचा पुनर्वापर करण्याने पैसे मिळतात यासंबंधी जागृती निर्माण केली. त्या म्हणाल्या, "आपण अशी कल्पना करूया की सर्व शाळांनी अशी कृती केल्यास कचरा कुंड्यांत प्लास्टिकचा कचराच नसेल. आपण वापरलेली प्रत्येक गोष्ट जी आता आपल्या उपयोगाची नाही, ती कच्चा माल असून त्याच्यावर प्रक्रिया करून पुन्हा वापर केलाच पाहिजे."
पिंपरी-चिंचवडमधील आंतरराष्ट्रीय लायन्सचे प्रेसिडेंट लायन विवेक नानीवडेकर आणि कोषाध्यक्ष लायन प्रकाश कोल्पेकवार यांनी विद्यार्थ्यांना तीन महत्त्वाच्या गोष्टी सांगितल्या - पालकांचा आदर करा, कचऱ्याचे वर्गीकरण करा आणि जगातील एका तरी अंध व्यक्तीस हे जग डोळ्यांनी पाहण्यास मदत करा.
टी.ए.ए. च्या शैक्षणिक सल्लागार सुसान राज यांनी ओला व सुका कचरा कसा ओळखायचा याचा सोपा मार्ग सांगितला : "देवाने निर्माण केलेल्या सर्व नैसर्गिक वस्तूंचा समावेश ओल्या कचऱ्यात आणि मानवाने निर्माण केलेल्या सर्व वस्तूंचा समावेश सुक्या कचऱ्यात होतो. सर्व कचरा एकत्र केल्यास त्याचे मूल्य नष्ट होते आणि तो स्वतंत्र ठेवल्यास त्यापासून पैसे मिळतात." नॅशनल सोसायटी फॉर क्लीन सिटीजच्या (NSCC) शामला देसाई यांनी कचऱ्याचे वर्गीकरण केल्याने प्रदूषण कमी करण्यासंबंधी अनेक उदाहरणे दिली.
क्लीन गार्बेज मॅनेजमेंट प्रा. लि. चे ललित रोहित यांनी जमा झालेल्या सर्व प्लास्टिकची नोंद ठेवली. सेंट एन्डरू शाळेतील मुलांनी ₹ 3548 कमावले तर सेंट उर्सुला शाळेतील मुलांनी ₹ 784 कमावले. सेंट एन्डरूच्या प्राचार्य रोझी सिकेरिया यांनी माहिती दिली की, मोबाईलवरून पालकांना संदेश (SMS) पाठविल्याने मोठ्या प्रमाणात प्लास्टिक गोळा करण्यास मदत झाली कारण सर्व पालक एसएमएस सुविधेने शाळेच्या संपर्कात आहेत.
सेंट उर्सुलाच्या प्राचार्या भगिनी संध्या म्हणाल्या की, ओल्या कचऱ्याची विल्हेवाट लावण्यासाठी कंपोस्ट खताचे खड्डे तयार करण्याचे प्रशिक्षण विद्यार्थ्यांना देणे त्यांना आवडेल. शामला देसाई यांनी कंपोस्ट खड्डे तयार करण्यासाठी दोन्ही शाळांना मदत करण्याचे आश्वासन दिले.
लायन विवेक यांनी आश्वासन दिले की लायन्सचे स्वयंसेवक प्लास्टिक गोळा करण्याच्या या मोहिमेचे समन्वय करतील आणि पिंपरी-चिंचवडमधील किमान 10 शाळांचा यात समावेश करतील. सोनिया गांधी उद्योगाचे पुनर्प्रक्रियाकार आमिर शेख म्हणाले की इतक्या मोठ्या प्रमाणात स्वच्छ प्लास्टिक गोळा झाल्यामुळे पाण्याची मोठी बचत होईल आणि ते थेट त्याचे तुकडे (Shredding) करतील. या तुकड्यांपासून पाईपसारखी विविध उत्पादने तयार केली जातात, ज्यांचा उपयोग इमारती व शेतीत होतो. ललित रोहित यांनी सांगितले की 539 किलो प्लास्टिक पुनर्वापरामुळे साधनसंपदेत ₹ 20,000 ची भर पडली आहे. हे मॉडेल सर्व शाळांमध्ये सुरू करून त्यांना प्रोत्साहन दिले पाहिजे.
कचरा कुंडीत कचरा केव्हा नसेल?
अ. कचऱ्याचे वर्गीकरण दुसऱ्यांदा वापरण्यासाठी प्रक्रिया करून पैसे मिळवल्यास.
ब. नगरपालिकेने ओल्या व सुक्या कचऱ्याचे वर्गीकरण केल्यास.
क. जेव्हा सर्व प्लास्टिकच्या कचऱ्याचे दुसऱ्यांदा वापरण्यासाठी वर्गीकरण करून पुन्हा पुन्हा वापरल्यास.
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Earn from Waste (Solid Waste Management & Plastic Recycling) Children from St. Ursula and St. Andrews schools from Nigdi and Chinchwad ensured that 539 kg plastic did not land into the waste bins and rivers. Susan Raj, a social activist, had earlier created awareness by sharing the importance of segregation and making money from recycling waste. She said, “Let us hope that all the schools start this small gesture, then the garbage bins will not have any plastic waste. Every bit of the material that is not useful to us now, is a raw material, which should be recycled.” The Lion’s International, PCMC area represented by president Ln. Vivek Naniwadekar and Treasurer Ln. Prakash Kolpyakwar spoke to children about three important things to be added to their basket of values - respect for parents, segregating garbage and helping at least one person to see the world through their eyes. Susan Raj from The Academic Advisors (TAA) explained in a simple way how to identify wet and dry garbage, “All things made by God in the nature goes in wet garbage and all things made by humans goes into dry garbage. When our waste is mixed, it loses its value and when it is kept separately, it earns money for us.” Shyamala Desai of NSCC (National Society for Clean Cities) shared incidents of segregating waste and its impact in reducing pollution. Lalit Rohit of Clean Garbage Management Pvt. Ltd. collected all the plastic and maintained the record of the collection. St. Andrews school children earned Rs. 3548 while St. Ursula earned Rs. 784. Rosie Sequeira, Principal of St. Andrews informed that their SMS information system helped them a great deal to collect plastics as all the parents are in contact with the school authorities through SMS number. Sister Sandhya, Principal of St. Ursula said that they would like to develop composting pit to educate children on how to manage wet garbage. Shyamala Desai assured that she will help both the schools to develop their composting pits. Ln. Vivek assured that Lion’s volunteers will help schools in coordinating this plastic collection drive, covering at least 10 schools in PCMC area. A recycler from Sonia Gandhi Udyog, Amir Shaikh, explained that he was very glad to see such a large amount of clean plastic collection as it saved lots of water and allowed direct shredding. This shredded material is then moulded into pipes used in buildings and farms. Lalit Rohit informed that collecting 539 kg of plastic added Rs. 20,000 to net national resources. Reusing saves money and recycling earns money. When will garbage bins not have any garbage? a. After segregation of garbage and making money from recycling waste.
b. When municipality starts segregating wet and dry garbage.
c. When all plastic waste is recycled again and again. Alternative Answers :
Earn from Waste (Solid Waste Management & Plastic Recycling) Children from St. Ursula and St. Andrews schools from Nigdi and Chinchwad ensured that 539 kg plastic did not land into the waste bins and rivers. Susan Raj, a social activist, had earlier created awareness by sharing the importance of segregation and making money from recycling waste. She said, “Let us hope that all the schools start this small gesture, then the garbage bins will not have any plastic waste. Every bit of the material that is not useful to us now, is a raw material, which should be recycled.” The Lion’s International, PCMC area represented by president Ln. Vivek Naniwadekar and Treasurer Ln. Prakash Kolpyakwar spoke to children about three important things to be added to their basket of values - respect for parents, segregating garbage and helping at least one person to see the world through their eyes. Susan Raj from The Academic Advisors (TAA) explained in a simple way how to identify wet and dry garbage, “All things made by God in the nature goes in wet garbage and all things made by humans goes into dry garbage. When our waste is mixed, it loses its value and when it is kept separately, it earns money for us.” Shyamala Desai of NSCC (National Society for Clean Cities) shared incidents of segregating waste and its impact in reducing pollution. Lalit Rohit of Clean Garbage Management Pvt. Ltd. collected all the plastic and maintained the record of the collection. St. Andrews school children earned Rs. 3548 while St. Ursula earned Rs. 784. Rosie Sequeira, Principal of St. Andrews informed that their SMS information system helped them a great deal to collect plastics as all the parents are in contact with the school authorities through SMS number. Sister Sandhya, Principal of St. Ursula said that they would like to develop composting pit to educate children on how to manage wet garbage. Shyamala Desai assured that she will help both the schools to develop their composting pits. Ln. Vivek assured that Lion’s volunteers will help schools in coordinating this plastic collection drive, covering at least 10 schools in PCMC area. A recycler from Sonia Gandhi Udyog, Amir Shaikh, explained that he was very glad to see such a large amount of clean plastic collection as it saved lots of water and allowed direct shredding. This shredded material is then moulded into pipes used in buildings and farms. Lalit Rohit informed that collecting 539 kg of plastic added Rs. 20,000 to net national resources. Reusing saves money and recycling earns money. When will garbage bins not have any garbage? a. After segregation of garbage and making money from recycling waste.
b. When municipality starts segregating wet and dry garbage.
c. When all plastic waste is recycled again and again. Alternative Answers :