Good morning today is June 17th Global Garbage Man Day #GarbageManDay and I would like to ask you if you know a garbage man if you would thank them for the work they do for us. Because I know its a thankless job but without garbage men our Cities would be full of trash and can’t you imagine the smell?
The Global Garbage Man Day on June 17th honors the garbage man and woman of the world. From collecting our garbage to seeing it through the entire disposal process, the garbage collectors provide their services to the world relentlessly each day. Even a day’s delay in taking away the garbage can result in inconveniences and the risk of diseases spreading.
Garbage collectors and the associated sanitation workers do society a great service by keeping our Cities healthy and clean, day in and day out. The day also sheds light on the job’s dangers as garbage collecting and disposing of is considered one of the most dangerous jobs in the world due to things like inhaling odors, chemicals, and broken glass. All of these can lead to serious repercussions.
Global Garbage Man Day was started in 2011 by John Arwood. Arwood is an American businessman and the CEO of JDA company, which specializes in garbage disposal and demolition. During his childhood, Arwood was an avid recycler who collected bottles and general waste with his father to lessen the burden of waste on the environment. In 1997, Arwood recognized the potential the internet has for the business world, and thus, he launched his company’s website.
Slowly and steadily, Arwood’s business grew all over the Country. But, Arwood soon realized that his garbage disposal staff was underappreciated by the community at large. Therefore, he started the Global Garbage Man Day in 2011, and from then onwards, people have been showering the garbage disposal community with appreciation and recognition. The Global Garbage Man celebrates all garbage collectors regardless of gender as the ‘man’ is an abbreviation of ‘human’.
Arwood went on to extend the Global Garbage Man Day to a Waste & Recycling Workers Week to envelope all of the garbage workers community. Since the beginning, the day and the week have collected several awards and proclamations from state mayors and important political figures in America.
Apart from showing appreciation, the day also aims to spread awareness about the dangers of the job. Garbage collectors and disposers fall sick due to the unhealthy odors and chemicals they are exposed to. There’s also always the risk of cutting themselves on broken glassware or other sharp items or becoming prey to diseases due to the unsanitary nature of their jobs. Many garbage collectors, both men and women, end up in the hospital due to their injuries sustained at their jobs that resulted in injuries, in the best case scenarios, or serious disabilities or death, in the worst-case scenarios.
HOW TO CELEBRATE GLOBAL GARBAGE MAN DAY
- Today is the day to recognize the garbage disposal community while they collect our garbage every day, make sure you show garbage men/ women some form of recognition on Global Garbage Man Day. Offer these employees a word of thanks with a smile, and/or with a flower or a cupcake. Make sure you get the kids to join in too then you can teach your children about the importance of the garbage disposal community.
- On the days when your garbage is spilling from its container, give the garbage collectors a helping hand by handing the garbage to them on the curb and remember you can still do this even on days when your garbage containers are not filled to the brim.
- Reduce your waste by recycling it which means sorting your garbage by paper, plastic, metal, glass, and general trash which will not only be easier on the garbage collectors, but it will also benefit the environment in the long run.
FACTS ABOUT SANITATION
- Since 2000, about 5000 Cities in America have had the pay-as-you-throw system to reduce waste.
- 4.5 billion people around the world are living in unhygienic conditions due to the lack of proper sanitation systems.
- Every minute, a newborn baby succumbs to death due to unclean environments.
- More than 900 million school children worldwide are at risk of getting infections just because they do not have access to clean water to wash their hands.
- Diarrhea, which is an infectious disease caused by an unsanitary environment, is the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE GLOBAL GARBAGE MAN DAY
- The garbage disposal community works daily to provide us with a clean living environment. Garbage men and women work through the heat of the Summer and the biting cold of the Winter and they also risk their health while on the job. Therefore, we must show our appreciation for them and the work they do.
- Science and history show us that cleanliness ensures a long and healthy life. The garbage disposal community helps our societies maintain the hygienic environments that are a basic need and right. Without them, our environment would be rampant with diseases and death.
- You can have all the wealth and luxuries in the world, but they would mean nothing if you do not have good hygienic living. Maintaining hygiene allows for good living with good health and great positivity.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
