In 2009, each citizen of the European Union (E.U.) produced
an average of 510 kilograms of household waste. However, in the United States
this figure was even higher, with every citizen producing 720 kilograms on
average. Given the growing mountains of trash, many municipalities have to come
up with solutions for how to deal with household waste.
However, it should not be restricted to municipalities only,
it also comes down to every individual who can contribute to the society and
make it a better place for our coming generation.
Recycling is one of the techniques to reuse the waste
materials. It is good for the environment, since we are making new products
from the old products which are of no use to us.
How many of you have really given a thought about recycling
anything? We know the techniques or ways but either we don’t take it seriously
or we just ignore it.
We can start recycling at home and there are millions of
ways to do it. When you think of recycling you should really think about the
whole idea; reduce, reuse and recycle.
These small innovative thoughts can really improve our
environment and “Refresh the city”, and there are many people around us who are
doing many things like this.
One of them is Mr Vijay Pal Goel (Age 50 years) who belongs to
my city Chandigarh. He has defined a new definition of recycling.
Kala Sagar (Hindi
word which means Ocean of Art) is his unique creation ( Government Museum)
where world’s largest collection of art created purely from damaged, discarded
or waste sanitary ware items is exhibited. He was a private sanitary
contractor. In the year 1994, an idea struck his mind and He started collecting
waste sanitary material and converted it into marvelous art pieces. He is an
uneducated person. He also never learned art making from any school, college or
from any teacher.
The
distinctiveness of the art is that whole collection of art pieces are shaped
and created only from sanitary waste item. The sanitary waste items means
discarded and damaged sanitary products used in bathroom, kitchen and public
health such as water storage tanks, pipes, tapes, fountains, chinaware etc.
The
specialty of the art pieces is that it is not created using any of melting,
molding, cementation, and carving techniques and this makes it different from
all other kind of art forms of the world.
The art
pieces are created by arranging and assembling the different sanitary waste
pieces and giving it a desired shape. For instance: Airplanes, train, animal
figures, telephones, human statues etc.
The main objective of the artist behind this
unique art is to generate mass awareness for reuse of waste materials for
environment protection, treatment of the specially abled children and
established a tourist place for the special people such as mentally challenged
people, visually impaired and physically handicapped.
Considering so many motivations are around me,
I thought of reusing the plastic bottles
and that what my blog is all about which says:
“INSPIRE, CREATE and SPARKLE”.
Now there are so many waste plastic bottles
around us which we throw in the garbage considering they will be trashed but
are they really being trashed? Well you know the answer.
There are millions of ways to reuse the plastic
bottles. We settled on a plan of action to make paint brush holder,piggy bank
and a decor item.
Creating these items is a literal child's play
and it’s just a matter you need to bring your all creative ideas out .It is
also a recreational pursuit. You can do this whoopee activity with your
children and friends. You would need waste bottles, paint, brushes and a mind
full of ideas.
This is the best way to prepare our coming
generation for these sorts of activities and awareness about recycling.
It’s
time to change; not just the way we do things but the way we think.
Lee india is doing a great job by encouraging people to do something which can #Refreshthecity. Guys, be a part of the Lee campaign by submitting your own awesome ideas on how to refresh the city. Send in your pictures or videos or blog along with the idea here-https://goo.gl/GmcIue
Guys, here is a time where you can showcase your creative ideas to do something good for your city.
Guys, here is a time where you can showcase your creative ideas to do something good for your city.
