“Say No to Plastic Bags! Use Cloth Bag to Save the Earth”
The reason why plastic is an environmental hazard is because it is one of the few modern chemical materials that is not biodegradable. Polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene are the composition base in the manufacture of plastics. These synthetic polymers are easily moulded into complex shapes and have high chemical resistance. Because of these properties they are used to manufacture several durable or disposable goods and for packaging materials.
We all need to take responsibility for this pollution which threatens to overwhelm the city. Carry a shopping bag like we did in the old days or put a basket into the dickey of your car into which you can fill a whole shopping cart. Stop buying bottled water; instead, buy a food grade plastic water bottle and carry your own water. Leave packaging behind in the shop, especially of large white goods, so it can be recycled rather than carry it home. If each of us cut back on our consumption of plastic responsibly, there will be much less floating around the garbage dumps in the city.
Cotton
& Jute bags are biodegradable & made from natural resources. Jute is a
bast fibre, a vegetable fibre composed of cellulose, which is the main building
material o plants & like all natural fibres, is totally biodegradable, so
is cotton.
Recycled material bags are not as Green as Biodegradable Cloth Bag. To recycle
any plastic or any synthetic fiber consumes a lot of petroleum based energy in
its recycling process. Also it requires extremely organized collection system.
It costs a lot of money to separate from other garbage. The most important is,
the recycling approach keeps motivating and validating the manufacturing of new
Synthetic fiber. So, the question is, why should we consume large amount of
Petroleum based Energy to Recycle something when the recycling process is
responsible for large amount of CO2 emission. This is a vicious cycle.
Remember nothing is perfect. But we have to make our choice for the less
defective option. The best option available as Green and cost effective at this
moment in the entire world is cotton bags. This type of bag has become more
popular as a “bag for life” as it is durable, re-useable &
environment friendly.
Using this cloth bag helps us eliminate millions of plastic bags a year. Keep fighting for Earth.
Achange suggested the usage of bio waste bags made of newspaper or old cloths instead of using plastic bags. Our team came forward to implement this in their office and arranged a training session at their office .we gave a demo to the employees on how to make the bags.
The event was quite a success with the employees showing tremendous interest in making eco-friendly bags. End of the session, Volunteers made drawstring bags ,shopping bags, lunch box bag, newspaper bags and were very enthusiastic and ready to welcome the change. All we need to do is come back to the simpler lives we once lived. Break away from the habit of buying avoidable plastic bags. Carry a cloth/jute bag always. Bring awareness about the harmful effects of plastic to the people around you.