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way, one can encourage the inhabitants of the
society to practice recycling, and, concurrently,
a work on the development of the sorting that
contributes to the growth for recycling rates can
be carried out. In addition to that, sensitisization
of the public on the aspect of no use of single-
use plastics and encouraging the use of recycla-
ble plastics like biodegradable ones would also
go a long way in minimizing the generation of
wastes.
2. Inadequate Recycling Infrastructure
Challenge: At the same time, more and more re-
gions are not provided with enough capacities
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for the effective sorting, processing, and recy-
cling of plastics. This inadequacy leads to the lit-
tering of the environment with plastics and or
disposal in landfills and oceans.
Solution: It is for the governments and business-
es to fund improvement in recycling facilities and
the construction of new ones. Backing up com-
munity based recycling programs and encour-
aging organizations to come up with and utilize
recyclable materials can also improve recycling
capacities. A recycling network must be created,
and cooperation between the governments and
business organizations should be achieved.
September 2024
September 2024