Pollution In Chapter 2 Of Garbology By Edward Humes

Life environment is very important to human beings. But now, the environment is more and more polluted and pollution has become a serious problem in the modern life. I remember when I was a little girl my hometown was so little with hardly any stores. You could drive through town with the smell fresh air all around you. Now however, it has grown so much, too much, you drive through town and all you can smell is smoke from the factories. We need the factories to make us products that also cause pollution. Many people and many companies are searching and creating new programs and strategies for avoiding pollution. Also the government is trying to find a solution. It is important to know what we are doing with our world. The effects of pollution

A great number of person's were dying due to illnesses caused by garbage thrown on the streets, creating pollution and unsafe drinking water. William Strong made it his duty to clean the city up. Strong was a Civil War Vet. who had worked as an engineer in NYC. He constructed a sewer drainage system in order to protect the water from contamination. He created the group the “White Wings” (because of their white uniforms) to help clean the streets. Strong also came up with the idea of households dividing their waste into three piles: food waste, ash, and other garbage. When Strong passed away, the number of cars grew, causing smog problems that lead to “Black

What we need is a worldwide effort to prevent pollution. Our trees are being cut down rapidly. Our earth is becoming warmer. If pollution continues, the day is not far when our earth will be a boiling pan and become a desert. Or it will be covered with sea water causing the death of all mankind. We need to fight alongside one another to make a difference and save our beautiful planet. Together, we can and we will save the world. It just takes one person to help. Talk to your local government or join an environmental club to learn more. Together, we can make a difference! There are many different ways everyone can help chip in to stop the pollution in the world today. We can start in our own homes, by recycling start using bags that are made from recycled paper or bags made of material and not paper or plastic. We can also help stop the spread of pollution by helping pick up trash in our neighborhoods. One last way we can help with the environment is by volunteering on Earth Day. Earth Day is a day where neighborhoods have different activities to clean up around their homes and riverbanks. However we have to remember our wonderful planet every day and not just Earth Day. We may not be able to stop pollution, but we can work together to keep our wonderful planet clean and