The focus of this entry blog is about the illegal
waste dumping in Africa and the consequences it brought too. As we learned in
class about the rubbish dump, we could imagine the tons and tons of garbage
from all parts of the world which arrive there…we can imagine the probable health
problems for people who live close enough of these dumps. But when we think
about illegal waste in Africa the problem grows as well grow the consequences.
This
serious problem happens when foreign companies throw away their toxic waste illegally
in Africa, we already have many worrying news, and this is an important one
about the problem:
Examples of this dangerous garbage are
pesticides or more polemic, they are sending broken electronics with the excuse
to be “recycled” in these countries.
They do
this because sadly, most cases
of illegal dumping are not receiving accurate attention and justice for the irresponsibility
of these companies; as well many companies try to avoid pay recycling costs
too.
This dangerous dumping can affect human
health in many ways; many diseases can be spread quickly, also because of this
illegal garbage, many people dies thanks to the toxic pollution and more people
has been affected severely, obviously the environment is being affected too,
the toxic garbage can negatively change our entire world because this is a
problem happening right now.
So, the
important question is: What solutions could exist for this?
This situation causes a lot of problems. We
are worried, and the problem will affect all of us in multitude, but we keep
dumping more of this toxic garbage in an irresponsible way, and easier it will
be to get close to a critical situation that might be irreparable.
is really sad that these things still happen in a world that is supposed to be civilized, it's incredible how the human being is able to destroy everything in its path no matter the rights of others. I think the world should be aware, each contributing with something as simple as it is recycling. many lives will thank later...
ReplyDeletefirst of all thanks for the interest in this topic because we all should be aware by this problem, not only because happens in Africa, the illegal dumping exist in many others parts of the world so, if we keep with this way of dumping we will be living in our own filth with all the consequences this will bring
ReplyDeleteIt is a really unfortunate and saddening truth, particularly for those who live it day by day, seeing how their country is transformed slowly into a thrash can.
ReplyDeleteIt is surprising how a lot of countries call themselves "developed" and then show how developed they are by contaminating a weaker country, treating them as flies or rats.
There is hardly a chance for them to stand up with the weight of places like the US or the UK on their shoulders.