Some think that resident should be responsible for keeping their areas clean and tidy, while others says it is the government’s responsibility. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

There has been an unending debate in the society as to who is responsible for proper maintenance of our

environment

. Some hold the view that

onus

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the onus

is on individuals to ensure a clean

environment

while others believed the state should oversee

this

. I believe keeping our

surrounding

the environmental condition

surroundings

clean is the responsibility of both

government

and the people. Those that hold the view that individuals should cater

for

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to

their

environment

believe so because people are closer to the

environment

.

This

proximity

give

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gives

room for citizens to clean their immediate surrounding.

This

can be done through the use of

waste

bin, recycling plastics and incineration. By disposing

off

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of

their rubbish properly; the

environment

will be tidy. As for others, who are of the opinion that the state should take charge of

this

responsibility, they do so because

government

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the government

is expected to provide social amenities and keeping the

environment

clean is part of

this

. Since, funds are available to them in abundance, they expect that

waste

deposal and environmental sanitation should solely be their responsibility.

For instance

, in Lagos state, there is an agency created by the

government

to manage

waste

disposal and ensure

clean

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a clean environment

environment

, they

also

enact laws against open defecation and reckless disposal of solid

waste

.

This

has been keeping Lagos tidy. In conclusion, keeping the

environment

clean is germane for healthy living. I hold a view that we are all responsible for keeping it fit. Individuals should ensure that they dispose their

waste

properly using appropriate mean for each category of rubbish and the

government

on her part should create

functioning agency

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a functioning agency

to cater for community

waste

with adequate laws to support them.