How to Stop Toxic Waste Dumping
Toxic waste is chemicals that cause injury and death to plants, animals and humans. Since the industrial revolution, waste dumping has escalated to ridiculous proportions. It is not just the large factories and plants that pollute the environment. Dry cleaners, auto repair shops, hospitals, exterminators and other businesses produce harmful chemicals that need to be disposed of carefully. Here is what you can do to stop this practice.
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Educate yourself about what toxic waste is and how it is dumped into the environment. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has a list of harmful chemicals and fact sheets on what the chemical is, how it's harmful and how you are exposed to it.
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Take action in your community. Keep up with environmental practices and organize action against waste dumping. Ask local business that use toxic chemicals what their procedures are for getting rid of their waste.
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Write letters to the editors of your local papers about toxic waste dumping in your area. Educate your neighbors about harmful chemicals in op-ed columns and make suggestions how they can stop these practices.
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Join Greenpeace, the premier organization that addresses toxic waste dumping. On their site you will find more information about campaigns they're running all over the world. See the Resources section below for a link.
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Sign petitions protesting toxic waste dumping. Search the Petition Online website for "waste" and you will find many petitions addressing this problem all over the world. Online petitions are easy and effective.
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Organize a demonstration to stop toxic waste dumping by local companies. Ask environmental experts to speak at a rally. Encourage people to boycott products from waste dumping companies.
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Keep up-to-date on environmental legislation. Governments can stop toxic waste dumping in a big way, but they need citizens to push the issue at every opportunity. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) website has current information on environmental policies.
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Tips & Warnings
A march is an effective form of protest, but make sure you get the proper permits before going ahead with it.
Never sign a toxic waste dumping petition without researching the issue's validity.
