PRESS RELEASE
WWF – Pakistan
Segregate your Garbage!
December 19th, 2011
Rawalpindi, December 19th, 2011: WWF-Pakistan's Green School Programme inaugurated colour coded dustbins at their pioneer Green School – Beaconhouse School System, Senior Gulrez Campus, Rawalpindi. Dr. Ejaz Ahmad, Deputy Director General- WWF – Pakistan was the Chief Guest of the event.
Garbage segregation is the first step in recycling waste materials. Segregation at source is the easiest and most effective way of segregating unwanted material. After waste is segregated it can be sold to recyclers for further processing.
Pakistan has a huge gap to be bridged in terms of chronic waste collection and disposal. Rawalpindi alone generates over 1,000 tons of waste daily. This waste is treated as mixed garbage as households and commercial entities do not segregate garbage. Mixed garbage cannot be recycled or reused thus restricting the possible means of disposal.
In Pakistan, garbage is usually burnt as common disposal practice or dumped in unsanitary landfills. Garbage eventually flies off and ends up in drains, blocking them. Majority of disposed garbage ends up in water bodies including seas, rivers and lakes. It destroys marine life and pollutes water.
This event serves as a platform for teachers, students and public as a whole to learn about the benefits of garbage segregation and an opportunity to integrate the segregation model into education institutes and more importantly into homes across Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ejaz Ahmad said that WWF - Pakistan aims to further enhance public awareness by engaging the youth in environmental education activities. He also highlighted the role and importance of mountains and Forests. The purpose of the programme was to engage school students and teachers in a structured awareness programme to foster a sense of individual responsibility and accountability in future generations towards nature conservation.
Green Students along with Chief Guest and representatives from WWF - Pakistan and Beaconhouse participated in the segregation of garbage and other environment oriented activities. WWF-Pakistan's Green School Programme provided three colour coded garbage bins to the school to reinforce and facilitate garbage segregation.
For further information contact: 0345-5515666
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Regards,
Taseer Ali Mirza
Assistant Manager
Green School Programme
WWF - Pakistan
House # 7, Street # 34,
Sector F-7/1,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tel: +92-51-260 9192-4
Fax: +92-51-260 9195
http://www.wwfpak.org
http://www.facebook.com/GreenSchoolProgramme
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