How This Australian City Is Stopping Millions Of Kilos Of Waste From Mixing With The Sea Water

We may have found out the ways to reach Mars, but on Earth we are still grappling with the challenge of managing the tonnes of waste that we humans produce every single day. This waste is so much that it has exceeded the limits of land and is now mixing with the water that¡¯s there on the planet. The waste that reaches the sea through the drainage system is the biggest challenge for the world. Perhaps, a small city in Australia has found an answer to it.

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How Quickly Are The Oceans Getting Destroyed?

At a speed with which human-made waste is being dumped into the oceans, time is not far when we see the trash coming back to the cities along with the waves. It is believed that every year we throw about 5.25 trillion small pieces of plastic in our ocean.

When these apparently small plastic pieces are mixed together, they take a huge form. Single use plastic is being used so much these days that a rough total of several billion plastic bags are produced and used every year. Besides oceans, plastic is responsible for polluting the air as well as affecting our health.

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According to an estimate, nearly 5.6 trillion ciggarets are consumed every year, out of which about 4.6 trillion butts are thrown on land, rivers and sea. They take decades in complete decomposition. These are a very few examples, in reality, the condition of the oceans is much worse.

A small city in Australia is doing its bit to save the oceans and set an example for others to follow.

How A Small Australian City Began The Initiative To Save The Oceans

The city of Kwinana with a population of just 39,000 is famous all over the world today. There are two huge drains in the city. Most of the city's water passes through those drains into the sea. Earlier, it was causing a lot of damage. The real problem was the rain. During the rains, the water used to push the waste from the roads directly into the drains and from there directly through the pipes, carried all that waste to the sea.

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In such a situation, the administration thought that why not put a big net on the two drains that connect with the sea, so that the garbage could be stopped from going into the sea. In March 2018, a trap was placed and the result was seen in just three months. After installing the net, 370 kg of garbage was stopped from going into the sea in such a short time.

The waste consisted mainly of food packets, water bottles, plastic pieces, etc. Everyone was surprised to see how much garbage their small town generates in three months. In such a situation, when the method was getting successful, the story was shared on social media.

The World Is Surprised To See This Method

The process of covering the drains with nets and getting the waste recycled cost the city of Kwinana only $20,000. The city administration shared this on Facebook through a post which went viral in no time whatsoever. This post has been liked by more than 25 million people so far. The Kwinana administration is getting calls from places like America, Europe and Africa.

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This is only because the method is cheap, easy and successful. Now, many countries are taking information from Kwinana about it.

Although, everyone knows that this method will not solve the problem of waste forever, but the problems coming through it can be avoided.

Hardly anyone would have thought that such a big problem of waste could be solved from a small city. Today everyone is engaged in praising the city of Kwinana. Every city should adopt this method so that we can give a clean earth for the coming generations.