My Contribution towards Mother Nature

As a responsible citizen, it hurts me when I see how Mother Nature is being polluted and damaged due to the chemicals and hazardous waste being released from the industries. Have you ever wondered what happens when rain falls on the soil at a waste site? You wouldn’t imagine how threatening and dangerous it can be to the environment and human life. The rain water carries the hazardous waste deeper into the underlying groundwater which can lead to serious health risks.

Hazardous waste can really be extremely dangerous or even fatal if not disposed off properly. It doesn’t take a genius to tell that it can pollute the natural environment and contaminate groundwater rather permanently.

Many chemicals can cause infertility, increase mortality rate of offspring and disrupt bodily functions such as slowing down heart rates and breathing rates, causing health problems such as cold or flu like symptoms, vomiting, diarrhea, swelling and also behavioral changes such as depression and tiredness.

If disposed off improperly, hazardous wastes can cause fire and explosions and corrode metals. So I decide to do something about it.

I joined a non-profit organization during my summer vacations when I was in engineering college. As part of that, we conducted some awareness programs about hazardous waste disposal services which we demonstrated to companies. These were companies that were not acting responsibly in disposing off their chemical waste.

Thanks to that valuable experience, I forayed into specializing in industrial cleaning services and today I am working with an organization which provides hazardous waste disposal services and industrial cleaning services. It takes it upon itself to help other companies like automotive, packaging, printing, food and beverage and many other such industries to get rid of the dangerous hazardous waste.

Proper management and control can greatly reduce the dangers of hazardous waste. To achieve that various companies including the one I work for vigorously make efforts and help other companies to dispose of hazardous waste and help keep the environment free of poisonous substances. In a way these companies play their role in protecting the environment. I am proud to be part of such a company.