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Clearing mountains of garbage

Promote ‘No segregation, no collection’ slogan for garbage management

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ThE Himalayas are getting covered in a rising tide of waste tossed by tourists and residents, and with each holiday season, it spreads higher and grows deeper. The problem mirrors the waste management problem faced by the rest of the country: what to do about the vast amounts of solid waste that are taking over our spaces, with all the associated problems — methane emissions, pests thriving and disease spreading, the leaching into rivers. Concerns were recently raised about the dire situation in the Himalayan states and the impact of India's waste mismanagement on the world's oceans via polluted rivers.

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