{"id":28331,"date":"2018-10-24T11:52:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T06:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=28331"},"modified":"2018-10-24T11:52:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T06:22:50","slug":"goas-glass-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/goas-glass-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Goa\u2019s glass problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/goas-glass-problem\/article24445570.ece\"><b>Goa\u2019s glass problem<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Article:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samir Nazareth, author, highlight the key arguments made in favour of the recent proposal to ban beer bottles in Goa.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Important Analysis:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. The puts three key arguments in this regard:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most bottlers do not collect empty bottles. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shards of glass injure people at beaches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The staff at waste facilities injure themselves<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. The author gave following suggestions to debunk these arguments if Goa is to become garbage free by 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) For Most bottlers do not collect empty bottles: \u00a0To handle this following suggestions are made: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government can introduce companies to initiate bottle collection schemes. The government needs to ask companies to include all types of outlets, and consumers in such a scheme. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A refundable deposit should be levied on the outlets and on the customers to encourage return of bottles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deposit charged on the outlets should be \u00a0the same as they charge on customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) Shards of glass injure people at beaches: \u00a0To handle this , following suggestions are made.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If shards of glass are injuring people on the beach, this is a symptom of lack of civic sense and the absence of an effective waste management system.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevent drinking in the open.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need to bring behavioural change and provide better infrastructure to collect waste.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A proper policing system should be put in place to deter, sensitise and punish people who litter.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) The staff at waste facilities injure themselves: To handle this, following suggestions are made.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workers in waste collection facilities need to be provided gloves for handling waste.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goa\u2019s glass problem Article: Samir Nazareth, author, highlight the key arguments made in favour of the recent proposal to ban beer bottles in Goa. Important Analysis: 2. The puts three key arguments in this regard: Most bottlers do not collect empty bottles. Shards of glass injure people at beaches. 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