This video discusses some of the dirtiest and most polluted places on Earth, highlighting the dire living conditions of people forced to reside in these areas due to a lack of alternatives. It mentions locations like the electronic waste dump in Ghana, the polluted Citram River in Indonesia, the heavily contaminated Yamuna River in India, and the sacred but polluted Ganges River in India. The video emphasizes how the actions of big companies and insufficient waste management contribute to these environmental crises, impacting the health and livelihoods of residents who depend on these polluted water sources.
1. Planet Earth is our home and needs to be taken care of properly. However, it's not being handled well, with people throwing garbage where they shouldn't and dumping sewage into rivers. This is turning our planet into a big garbage dump .
2. In some places, people end up living in an environment of garbage. This is because these areas are being used to dump waste from other places .
3. Planet Earth has been undergoing several natural changes, largely caused by humans. Each day, nature sends us more signs that something is wrong .
4. In the Globos Blush region in Ghana, there are more than 215 thousand tons of electronic waste dumped every year. This makes it one of the dirtiest and most polluted places on our planet .
5. The residents of this region have to live in the garbage and are often forced to live off this garbage. The real villain in this story are the countries that don't care about taking care of their own waste .
6. In Indonesia, the Citrum River is more than 300 kilometers long and is considered the most polluted river in the world. It's not possible to see the water because the surface of the river is completely full of garbage .
7. The river is so polluted that it's almost 100% made up of fecal waste. No trace of oxygen was found in the river, making it unable to support any type of life .
8. In India, the Yamuna River is also completely dirty and polluted. Tons of rubbish are dumped into this river every day, including garbage and a lot of industrial waste, as well as sewage without any type of treatment .
9. The Ganges River in India is also quite polluted and is used a lot by the people there because they need water from it. The river is even bigger, being 2,500 kilometers long .
10. The people living around these rivers have no other options and need to use the water from these rivers to survive. They use the water to cook food, wash clothes, and even bathe .