TRASH...TRASH...TRASH: Can we be Little Responsible?

I am sick of seeing trash everywhere and worst of all seeing our people throwing trash off their cars. Even worst, seeing people just throwing their thukpa and tea plastic cups below the road and on the road after emptying the contents. What a world we live in? There would be more"EVEN WORST"...worst of all, not caring the cardboards which was used as carpet to keep your butt during the Wangs and other festivals.

If only:

- Our DOMA sellers refrain from being generous with quantity of Lime
- DOMA eaters carry small piece of re-usable cloth to smear excess Lime
- DOMA eaters don’t smear excess Lime on every available poles and pillars
- Usable trash cans were installed at every 50 meters interval in towns
- Someone empties the trash cans twice daily
- There were enough trash cans in road blocks
- Our consumers learn to be responsible with one’s trash
- Morning joggers pick at-least one trash and dispose properly
- Our shoppers carry re-usable bags
- We all become a responsible citizen

We can achieve Zero waste Bhutan in 2030.

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