Question

Activity Choose a problem to work on -for example: 1. Unsightly piles of rubbish accumulating in city streets Long queues at the bar during the interval at a theatre performance or concert Clothes shops which always seem to have the dress you want but not in your size Having to stay in all day to wait for delivery of an item you have ordered 5. Regularly missing appointments because you overslept Or select one of your own. Use the 5 whys and a how technique to explore the problem and generate some possible solutions to help deal with it.

Answer 1

Ans 1. Unsightly piles of rubbish accumulating in city streets due to the following reasons they are:

1. The littering behavior of people causes the accumulation of rubbish.

2. Unavailability of curbside trash and recycling service leads to accumulation of waste near households in cities.

3. Increase in solid waste is due to the increase in population and limited space availability for the disposal of waste.

4. Lack of use of garbage disposal methods like that of landfill, Incineration, and recycling increases the accumulation of waste.

5. Lenient laws related to the disposal of waste .

The various solutions to help deal with the problem of rubbish accumulating in the city streets they are:

1. Making specific legislation of punishing a person who is responsible for throwing a garbage by imposing a fine .

2. The organisations should involve in anti-litter campaigns and clean up events with aim of raising awareness among the people.

3.Technology should be used for monitoring the dumping sites like satellite images can be used to detect possible illegal dumping sites.