CLEAR LAND, CLEAR SKIES: Bring Brighter Futures For
Young Generations
For both developed and developing countries, environmental pollution is a global
problem. The environment as a whole is impacted by these human-caused activities. The
main developing pollutants of today are wastewater, which is produced by more
household agriculture activities, industrial waste, and municipal trash. Health issues
such as heart disease, respiratory disorders, and some cancers can be brought on by
exposure to environmental contaminants. Low-income individuals are more likely to
reside in dirty neighborhoods with contaminated water sources.
Why did we choose cleanliness? First, they contribute to our environment's
decrease in waste and pollution. Litter and other waste materials can be kept out of our
waterways, out of the air we breathe, and away from wildlife.. Second, despite being a
common advocacy, there is still an ongoing issue with pollution, meaning no matter
what methods or programs are implemented, cleanliness is still an ongoing object that
hasn't been achieved in the community.
To increase awareness and encourage action to cultivate a clean culture for the
community, we must have community engagement and awareness so that people can
promote better local quality of life while also preserving the environment. By
maintaining a clean and tranquil body, mind, and soul, cleanliness fosters excellent
character. Keeping ourselves clean on the inside as well as the outside is what makes
maintaining cleanliness the most important aspect of a healthy lifestyle.
We ought to achieve these stated objectives:
1. Promotion of Public Awareness
- Educate the community the importance of cleanliness in preventing
diseases, improving the well-being and enhancing social welfare
2. Encouragement for more Proper Waste Disposal
- Promote appropriate waste management techniques, such as composting,
recycling, and reducing the use of single-use plastics. Promote the use of
eco-friendly products, waste reduction strategies, and material reuse as
examples of sustainable living practices.
3. Collaborate with Local Authorities
- To enforce anti-littering legislation, upgrade sanitary infrastructure, and
broaden public access to garbage disposal facilities, collaborate with
municipal governments and environmental authorities.
Suggestion of initiatives for this advocacy:
1. Programs for Education:
- Work together with community centers and educational institutions to provide
instructional programs about cleanliness and trash management.
- Plan competitions, workshops, and educational programs to teach adults and
children about recycling, personal cleanliness, and environmental conscience.
2. Litter-Free Zones:
- Create "Litter-Free Zones" in public areas where there will be more surveillance
and littering will result in fines. Through collaborations with the community,
digital marketing, and signage, these zones can be promoted.
3. Zero-Waste Objectives:
- By reducing the amount of disposables used and increasing recycling and
composting efforts, you can encourage individuals, companies, and public
institutions to embrace zero-waste policies.
Clean land and clear skies are essential not only for our current well-being but for the
brighter future of younger generations. Environmental degradation, including pollution,
deforestation, and unsustainable practices, threatens the health, prosperity, and quality
of life of the generations to come. The ongoing destruction of nature starts from the
simplest things such as dropping your waste and plastic on the side of the road, which
yields greater disaster than what you expect. This action plan, "Clean Land, Clear Skies:
Bringing Brighter Futures for Younger Generations," aims to advocate for immediate
and long-term strategies to restore and protect our natural environment.
ACTION PLAN:
1. The smallest thing can create a big impact such as "clean as you go" or " pocket
your trash". Everyday, hundreds of people walk on the same path and may leave
plastics just anywhere such as sidewalks, roads, parks, and almost any place you
can name. The first action is to raise campaigns about keeping trash and
throwing it away later. This action requires no need for money, only raising
public awareness such as posters and social media campaigning.
2. Second is the clean up drive event where everyone in this section and volunteers
goes around campus to clean and pick up trash with our own garbage bags/sacks.
Cleaning up inside the campus is the first step to foster and advocate a clean
environment.
3. Posters of zero-waste policy will be placed inside and possibly outside campus for
a way to advocate and encourage cleanliness for the safety of the students and
those inside and outside campus.
GOAL
We aim to have a clean environment inside the campus to avoid the risks of viruses and
diseases that are brought with garbage piles and the like.
TIMELINE
First and foremost, we will ask our adviser for permission for the implementation of our
action plan which is the clean as you go and zero waste posters and the cleaning event.
Then, after approval, we will start to discuss with the section on how we will get
volunteers and our materials. We will create a link and send it online or in classrooms to
get volunteers for our clean up drive within campus. After that, we will set a date and
schedule for the clean up drive event and provide garbage bags and gloves for those who
intend to help.
CHALLENGES
It would be a challenge if there are no volunteers and the right schedule for the event
because that would mean that it would not be prioritized.
METHODS FOR MEASURING SUCCESS
If the clean up drive will have volunteers and proper cooperation of all members of the
section, a half-whole day clean up event, and the cleanliness of the campus, this will be
then deemed successful.
