My country is known to be incredible. It is a vast nation with various culture and religion and multiple states. Every state in India teaches us a unique lesson through its distinct culture, geography, traditions, and way of life. One needs to explore the sifferent places to know what all things exist in other life and how people live and behave in their lifestyle. It is always fascinating to know every bits of it, the mkre you know the more you get interested to explore. India’s 28 states function as individual classrooms, each offering a special value that contributes to the country's shared identity of "Unity in Diversity".
In my recent trip to Southern India, I witness a completely different life. A life that is unusual for me as I have spent more time in Northern and Eastern India. I noticed people were fully aware about disposing their empty plastic water bottles. Infact there is an iron cage specially placed at various location so that one can dispose off the bottles rather than littering them here and there.
This is a new concept that I never comes across. Such iron cages were placed at many railway station so that people get their space to throw their used bottles. In all otyer places the water bottles sold at railway station were thrown on tracks or even on the platform or other open areas. People were not much focussed in disposing them off at correct place. Rather they opt for throwing them open. There could be many side effects of such disposing. It may risk people if different way. But people are unaware of the effects and throw them so that rag pickers may collect them. But alternatively, such used bottle can be re used for bottling again, which can be create risk. I belive the deployment of iron cages is a strategic step for cleanliness and preventing various undue risk. I belive Every states should take a leaf out of this strategy and plan to implement such things. If we spread the awareness among the masses than only it will be utilised fully. Unless and untill we do not give facility to otyer how they going to use. I am very impressed seeing such cages placed at various location and aome were used for advertisements.
The deployment of iron cages across public transport hubs and streets in Tamil Nadu is a strategic waste management initiative primarily aimed at preventing plastic bottles from choking storm water drains and city infrastructure. Generally when we throw the bottles in open it may cause various problem. Standard plastic dustbins placed at major bus terminals and public spaces are frequently damaged, broken, or stolen by anti-social elements. Heavy iron and metal mesh cages are highly durable, tamper-proof, and long-lasting. There are many advantages of placing such cages at different location. Though it may appear to be a very common initiatives but the overall advantages is far enough to experienced directly. By throwing them in open, plastic water bottles routinely end up in public drainage systems. These bottles form massive blockages that lead to flash floods during heavy rains. The cages give the public a designated, highly visible place to drop empty bottles before they hit the ground. These cages ensures higher recycling efficiency by segregating. Discarded bottles collected from iron storage cages are funneled cleanly into structural construction or recycling networks. This is a strategic way to deal with plastic bottles. I expect other Indian states to learn from this system rather than completely banning the plastic bottles.
Be part of the solution, not the plastic pollution.
While travelling to new places, it is important for a traveller to keep their eyes and ear open. This is good way to know the olaces and simultaneously helps us to collect the good thing in the bucket. I have noticed this cage like structure on landing the railway station and aoon discovered it at various places. Later i learned that the state government has significantly scaled up this concept by rolling out modernized "smart cages". These cages go a step further by digitally crushing the bottles and instantly rewarding citizens with a ₹5 to ₹10 cash incentive per bottle via UPI or QR codes to maximize public participation
Small twist, big difference
It is incredible to learn the new concept. I never these things exit anywhere else. If something changes recently than I apologise. But I doubt seeing such implementation in any other place. But it is also the duty of every citizen to make themselves aware about the hazard these plastic botrles may cause to us. Rather than depending upon the government to introduces such changes, we should get more responsible by our own. It is all in mindset than depending upon others for the solution. Ultimately, it is us who going to suffer in the longer run.
In good faith - Peace!!