Mar 23 2008
Say no to plastic!
Plastics are used in our daily life for many purposes. Carrying and transporting from small to big things, plastics are the first preference. But do you think where it goes after use? What is the final disposal of plastic?
Plastics are non-biodegradable and hence they remain in environment as it is for a long period of time. Plastic bags are the most common and most used plastic for routine tasks. But where they go after use? They can be seen here and there around us fluttering in whatever they got entangled. People left them after use without having a second thought about where these go eventually.
The plastic bags are also responsible for choking the water canals and drains. Piles of plastic bags got stick on the way of water and choke the canals and drains. It wastes water and increases pollution too.
The piles of rubbish can be seen that dot our urban and rural landscapes. This is where our cattle and other animals ingest these while foraging for food and then die a slow painful death. The same fate befalls the marine species. In fact so wide spread is the menace of plastic that camels die after ingesting them in the unforgiving deserts of Arabia, cows die on our streets and already endangered species die in our oceans worldwide.
From every side we have loses of using the plastic. Then why we use it? Is there no alternative for it or we don’t care of other alternatives? One way to contribute environment protection is to say ‘No’ to plastic. Use of bio degradable bags like jute or paper bags can help to save the environment and keep the earth clean. A little contribution by few people can inspire others to take part in this campaign. And slowly the little contribution will give tremendous effect.
An effective way to prevent the use of plastic is adopted in some countries. The supermarkets charge a small surcharge for every plastic bag. Indian customers being prudent spenders would not want to pay each time they use a plastic bag. Hence it can be a good idea to keep people away of plastic bags.
Till very recently Indians used the reusable cloth bags called Jhola for shopping. Though the practice is out in urban society and is blurred in other areas also but it was an environment friendly practice. Cloth bags are reusable and degradable. It’s time to reclaim the jhola. Giving a modern definition it can surely come back to scene.
Hence to keep the Earth clean contributes a little effort. Say ‘No’ to plastic and use the reusable Jholas or paper bags.
