There’s a new craze in town. It started in the Scandinavian countries, specifically Sweden, and has spread to many Western civilisations, such as Canada, the United States, and France. India, too, is not left out.
Many people go out to jog. Jogging involves running at a slow pace to keep fit. It’s common among the affluent, but the struggling folks may not have time for leisure.
However, plogging is a step ahead of jogging. It involves joggers picking litter along their routes.
There are at least two advantages in plogging.
Jogging might not be enough exercise for most people. When they plog, they have to bend to pick up the rubbish.
Another advantage is that it protects the environment from being littered.
It has become a community service.
I believe Nigeria could use plogging. The country lacks a credible refuse disposal system, and time has overtaken the effective system we inherited from our colonial masters.
However, my problem is that people think that refuse is refuse. So, when no civilised sewage systems exist, people are forced to dispose of their human waste and refuse.
It’s therefore not a surprise that the media, especially the radio stations, have been trying to educate the public not to dispose their sewage along with refuse.
But then, do we expect them to keep their sewage indoors?
While plogging is good, Nigerians should be wary of eleboto – cow dung!
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