Lebanon
is suffering from many crucial difficulties that threaten its economy and lead
to undesirable consequences. One of these serious problems is the association
of protests and strikes with burning tires that became one of the indispensable
ways in which people try to express their opinions and vent their rage against
the government.
The issue
of burning tires is becoming more and more spread in Lebanon to the extent you
rarely find a protest without fires being burned. This act usually is done by
youths who think that by such an act they would look as “heroes” for they are
controlling the street and cutting the ways of the passers. Burning tires has great
impacts on community health, environment and society.
This act has
a detrimental impact on community health and the integrity of the surrounding.
It can cause several diseases and infections, such as respiratory problems,
wheezing, coughing and physical discomfort. Also, the toxic pollutants that it produces
harm the plants and the agriculture. Besides, road closure might paralyze the
country economically by damaging public and individual properties, plus it adds
more wastes to the roads and thus giving an unpleasant and an undeveloped image
of that place and protests generally.
On an
attempt to solve such a problem, spreading awareness is one of the main actions
that can be taken to reduce the rates of burning tires.
When a tire burner will be aware of what he is doing and that this act might kill people around him indirectly, by polluting the environment, and when he understands that he is violating the simplest rules of protest, he will start believing that taking care of the nature will guarantee him longer and healthier life. This spreading of awareness can be done through holding awareness campaigns in schools and universities or simply through social media such as Facebook; by showing how creative products or items can be made out of tires:design a beautiful handmade table or chair, use tires as planting pots, or build steady stairs on a hill using tires. Such cheap and easy-to-make products can be used in every house to facilitate our daily lives, which shall motivate the youth to benefit from used tires by transforming them into useful products.
At the
end, one hand can’t clap alone, so with the cooperation of each individual,
creativity will appear to help solve any problem. Everyone is responsible for
spreading awareness of burning tires among people and drawing their attention
to how useful recycled tires can be. Indeed, taking care of the nature will
guarantee longer and healthier life for all. 