Our Enviorment and the Plastic Bag
mood: crappy
Hmm....Have u ever wondered, what is plastic bag made of and how does plastic bags come about? Well, here's what I know. Plastics are not natural materials. They are synthetic materials. A type of plastic called polythene is made from ethene produced by petrolchemical companies, which is then converted to polythene. Plastic bags have helped to improve our quality of life greatly. However, the disposal of plastics after that is a huge problem. It is because, plastics are non biodegradable. Therefore, this causes pollution problems. By burning plastics, gases which are harmful to the environment and body is produced.
SO, what can we do? Nowadays in Singapore, in supermarkets like NTUC and Ikea, they have the 'No Plastic Bag Day' once a week on Wednesdays. I think that this is a good way to help to reduce the usage of plastic bags. So on wednesdays, if my mum happen to go to the supermarket, I will see her bringing along a bag to put the things that she buy into it. I can also see other Singaporeans also doing their part in this campaign. The charging of 10 cents a plastic bag will force and teach Singaporeans as Singaporeans are stingy in paying for the plastic bags. So, this will help them to remember to bring their own bags when they go shopping.
There are other alternatives besides using plastic bags. We can use paper bags or even to bring along our bags from home. Some companies are also trying to use other materials to make plastic bags which are more environmental friendly. We can also reuse the plastic bags that we have to help save the environment.
Do remember this:
Make the environment a better place for you and me=)
