Should Polythene Bags Be Banned?

@EMuhungi (1712)
Nairobi, Kenya
May 11, 2017 3:00pm CST
I was looking at how we are polluting the environment nowadays. Garbage all over. Then I came to realize almost 90 percent of the solid waste collected in my estate are the Polythene bags. I think it is high time we should go green. There must be a better alternative for these Polythene bags. At the rate they are polluting the environment, It is a must we switch to a greener alternative.
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
11 May 17
Everybody knows about the evil effect of this. Still we are not doing anything. This is really sad. I am not using any polyethylene bags.
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
11 May 17
True, the world is turning a blind eye to the mess that polyethylene bags are causing to or environment. I hope that we get an alternative measure.
@jstory07 (134579)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 May 17
Earth with trash everywhere you look.
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
11 May 17
It is high time we go green and save the planet.
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@prashu228 (37525)
• India
11 May 17
Yes they should be banned and banned in our country. Jute bags are better for environment
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
11 May 17
Jute bags are a better alternative because you can used them over and over again whenever going for shopping.
@JediYoda (1646)
• Samoa
29 May 17
You are right in going Green.
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
30 May 17
We need to Stephen. For the sake of saving the planet.
@Essjayd (1568)
12 May 17
I reckon they also need to do something about over packaging! If they didn't use so much to package stuff we wouldn't need so many carrier bags to bring it home!! I bought a cable for my phone yesterday it came in a box bigger than my phone arrived in! The box was surrounded by clear plastic. inside there was another piece of plastic holding the cable and filling the inside space! It could have been coiled up and fitted easily in a matchbox sized flat envelope! No wonder our world is full of trash!
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
12 May 17
We will need to minimize plastic packaging before we come up with an alternative for them.
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@Essjayd (1568)
13 May 17
@EMuhungi Here they started charging for carrier bags but it's only 5 pence! The cash supposedly goes to charity but 5p isn't going to put people off using them.
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
13 May 17
Good that there those of you who have started charging for carrier bags. Which country do you come from?
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@magnumopus (1647)
• Singapore
30 May 17
It must be ban under the present situations.
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
31 May 17
Absolutely, They are putting our planet in a lot of danger.
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
11 May 17
There were sugar-based plastic bags years ago, but I haven't seen any practical application of them since. I think they dissolved a little too quickly to be useful. First we need a solution that is practical and works, before simply banning something.
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
11 May 17
I truly agree, a solution that is friendly to the environment.
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