Dumpster not a solution to garbage

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google News“A dumpster is not a sustainable solution for garbage. While we might change the place where we dump the garbage, it continues to remain forever.” This was the strong message given by Reclaim our Beaches (ROB), a Besant Nagar-based community youth collective and the Stella Maris Enviro Club (SMEC), as they set up a garbage art installation at Elliot’s Beach on Sunday.SMEC and ROB members gathered early to collect non-biodegradable garbage from the beach near the estuary area. This was used to make an art installation resembling a bottomless dumpster with an insatiable mouth that devoured the garbage. Kaushik, co-founder of ROB said, “This is part of our campaign ‘Challenge everything you know about waste’. All of us know garbage once created does not go away anywhere. People can only change the place where they dump the garbage. So we need to focus on ways to minimise garbage and to keep the litter to the minimum.” President of SMEC, Ratna said, “Along with ROB, we are planning a symposium on August 18 and 19.”first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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“A dumpster is not a sustainable solution for garbage. While we might change the place where we dump the garbage, it continues to remain forever.” This was the strong message given by Reclaim our Beaches (ROB), a Besant Nagar-based community youth collective and the Stella Maris Enviro Club (SMEC), as they set up a garbage art installation at Elliot’s Beach on Sunday.

SMEC and ROB members gathered early to collect non-biodegradable garbage from the beach near the estuary area. This was used to make an art installation resembling a bottomless dumpster with an insatiable mouth that devoured the garbage. Kaushik, co-founder of ROB said, “This is part of our campaign ‘Challenge everything you know about waste’. All of us know garbage once created does not go away anywhere. People can only change the place where they dump the garbage. So we need to focus on ways to minimise garbage and to keep the litter to the minimum.” President of SMEC, Ratna said, “Along with ROB, we are planning a symposium on August 18 and 19.”