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'You cannot protect environment unless you empower people, you inform them and help them to understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them'. — Wangari Maathai (recipient of Nobel Prize 2004 for Sustainable Development)
As a responsible student how would you contribute to reduce and manage the waste generated in your surroundings. Explain by giving suitable examples.
Topic: Waste management by citizens
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(1) Practise and promote the 3Rs — carry reusable bags and bottles, repair rather than discard, and segregate waste at home and school for recycling. (2) Spread awareness — organise composting of the school’s organic waste, donate old clothes and books, and join clean-up drives in the neighbourhood.
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