Many plastic alternatives available in the market
Recently there have been a lot of awareness of the usage of plastics and how it is harmful to our planet. We are accumulating so much plastic waste and that goes and mixes with drainage and sea beds causing a big blender. We have lost many coral reefs and other sea-based organisms because of plastic and microplastic pollution. Scientists and doctors have also identified that we as humans also have harmful effects from plastics and plastic pollution. Microplastics get into our body through various means and we end up getting diseases like cancer and other disorders.
I'm glad to see that people are understanding this problem and today we have many plastic alternatives available in the market. The good thing is that we are also able to tell this to our children. The bad thing is that we continue to produce hell amount of plastics for which we still don't have a proper plan to decompose.
Innovations around plastic recycling
This is one of the biggest problems we have with plastics. Recycling is a pain because we currently don't have a proper solution. We do have some experimental solutions available but they are not fully feasible yet. We need more innovations around recycling plastics or making them easily biodegradable. The current microorganisms that we have in our regular sand don't eat plastics and even if there are a few, the process is very slow. They say it can take several hundred years for plastics to decompose. Even if they decompose, they end up being harmful to the soil.
Cloth bags are the best alternatives
Someone showed me an advertisement from the late 80s where they used to promote plastics to the people to use them as an alternative to cloth bags which was popular back then. Today the advertisement is reversing and people are understanding the importance of cloth bags and they have started using it as an alternative to plastic bags. It is still very convenient to use plastic bags but maybe we have to use it only if there is a dire need.
Marriage return gifts are given in cloth bags on these fully biodegradable days. People have started using that as an alternative to plastics. Many big shops are also giving out carry bags in cloth material instead of plastics. This itself is a great change and I wish this continues.
Costly but we have to change
Many people think that having cloth bags or other alternatives to plastics is a costly change that not everyone would accept. But I have seen this change happening in many places already. Some of the shopping malls have started charging people for carry bags. If they want to bring their carry bags, they can bring it but if the shops have to offer them carry bags, it is either made of paper or it is made of cloth material and they charge a small amount for carry bags which is perfectly fine. Sometimes it is costly but it is affordable.
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Sahe kaha apne bade bhai, ye bahut he bade serious problem hai. Aj kal log kafi kuch badl Raha hai, I hope things will change soon.
Yeah we cannot stop people from using plastics. Instead we have to find a solution that will degrade plastics easily.
I also make use of cloth bags and I prefer it to plastic
But do you think there is a way we can stop using plastic entirely?
I think it is hard.
Plastic things are really getting expensive and the truth is people are already looking for alternatives
agreed, plastic is one of the biggest issues humanity/universe is facing and I am happy to see how plastic alternative things are coming in the market.
Just like that here in our country too, earlier it was very strict that no one will use plastic bags and they have to stop using such things but still people still One who is using them should stop using them and use cloth bags instead.
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Cloth bags are good alternatives.
Plastic taking over hundred years to decompose is not impressive and even adding the dangers it poses to the soil. I see the adoption of cloth bags to be a good one but cost especially to small scale businesses will be a barrier. Customers ought to have their personal shopping bags to reduce the stress in mmy opinion.
Yeah it happens here. People bring their own bags for shopping to not give additional money for carry bags.
All hands must be on deck as regards improving and sustaining our immediate environment. Small steps like charging for carry bags made of sustainable materials can make a big difference in promoting eco friendly practices.