A: You know, lots of people in the world think it’s important to live green.
B: Yes, but some of them are not aware of how much pollution exists.
A: So, do you know where it comes from?
B: As far as I know, most land pollution is caused by industrial and commercial sources, such as factories, oil refineries and so on.
A: Does it mean that we are not able to influence it?
B: Nothing of the kind. First, we can help to make it known. The more people learn about the pollution facts, the more attention will be drawn to them and, I hope, the sooner these problems will be solved.
A: I know there are new laws and regulations that are aimed at reducing the amount of commercial and industrial pollution.
B: Sure, but there is still more work to be done and besides – everyone can contribute to preserving our land clean.
A: You are right. We must learn to care for the earth in a responsible way to sustain life for ourselves and for the generations to come.
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Garbage is another important source of pollution. Every year households discard 41 million cubic metres of domestic waste – 1.18 cubic per urban resident. Nearly all this waste – 95.7% – is dumped at one of the 656 open-air sites; only a small part is processed at one of the four garbage disposal plants operating in Ukraine. Four out of five of the open-air dumps have no facilities to protect the underground water or the air and are huge toxic areas. As a result it is necessary to prohibit the use of large land areas for 50 years since the agricultural lands around dumps suffer low productivity due to pollution of the soil and the destruction of natural micro-organisms.
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Here are a few land pollution facts that pertain to littering.
· Some studies show that more than 8 million gallons of litter is thrown from car windows every day.
· Of all of the items placed in landfills each year, nearly 80% of them could have been recycled.
· More than 30 billion non-biodegradable foam cups are used each year.
· More than 20 billion tons of topsoil is lost each year due to land pollutions.
In addition to using your voice to spread the word about how important it is to stop commercial land pollution, there are also action steps you can take today that will cut down on your personal contribution to land pollution.