I have to keep a carry bag with me when I am out for shopping!
By Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
India
August 30, 2017 2:19am CST
Dear friends,
It has been long time the ‘ban’ on plastic is ‘on’ and ‘off’. Last Sunday on buying something from a shop the shop keeper told me the plastic bags are banned and those who violate the law will impose a fine of Rs. 5000/-. However, the following days I have seen plastic bags everywhere including with the vegetable sellers. Yesterday, I was in a departmental store, there the sales man told that the polythene bags are not available. Means the supply is stopped so they are in trouble.
I guessed this time the government is adopting some strong method to stop the use of plastic bags.
Personally I feel good with the non availability of plastic bags, because it creates so many messes all over the place. I may be in trouble because I have to remember all the time when I go for grocery shopping, to carry a bag with me. It does not matter. I really wish and hope the usage of plastic carry bags will be stopped this time completely.
Your takes please!
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15 responses
@averygirl72 (37753)
• Philippines
30 Aug 17
It's also on and off here in my country. You will see others use paper bags but others still use plastic bags. We accumulate a lot plastic bags every time we do shopping. One supermarket here uses plastic bags that are biodegradable. They will break down after a year
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@mukibrahim (15)
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30 Aug 17
even in my own country kenya their is a plastic ban but the enforcement is much stricter but anyways i support it also for environmental issues
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@shantalclay (623)
• Baguio, Philippines
30 Aug 17
@Sreekala Yeah. We're just hoping for it to happen.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
30 Aug 17
The implementation of law is more important. Here it banned many times and after a while people and government forgets the same. Then again they think about some bad incidents happen.
If people used to carry their own bags, then it won't be a burden for sure.
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@shantalclay (623)
• Baguio, Philippines
30 Aug 17
Here in the Philippines, they implemented the plastic ban. However, it is not observe and practice in most shopping stores.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
30 Aug 17
@shantalclay That is the problem with most of the governments. They are good in making Laws but not successful on implementing the same.
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@shantalclay (623)
• Baguio, Philippines
30 Aug 17
@Sreekala Probably. It's very useless.
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@shantalclay (623)
• Baguio, Philippines
30 Aug 17
Hi, @kepweng Are you from the Philippines?
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
30 Aug 17
Well..I like to bring a back pack bag and even a trolly when going out for shopping, it helps me a lot 
..I guess it will helps a lot with the environment
..I guess it will helps a lot with the environment 2 people like this
@prashu228 (37525)
• India
30 Aug 17
Even here it's on and off every time. Sometimes they are available and sometimes they are not available. 
..but it's good if they ban completely
..but it's good if they ban completely1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
30 Aug 17
Yes it is good to take our own shopping bags..I do. But sometimes I get the plastic to use for trash can liner.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
30 Aug 17
I'm in favor of prohibition of plastic bags for the sake of our planet.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
30 Aug 17
@ilocosboy I don't have any idea, I also tired up to listening the ban and nothing happen positively.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
30 Aug 17
@Sreekala its the best solution but I don't know why government always choose regulation instead of stopping.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
30 Aug 17
there is no plastic bag day on saturdays only. If forgot to bring the recycle bag, just have pay 20 cent per plastic bag used
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@mildredtabitha (16077)
• Nairobi, Kenya
30 Aug 17
This post reminds me that plastic bags and nylon papers have been completely burned in my country since August 28. Today I went to the shop with one of them because I had completely forgotten about the new policy. I was reminded by the shopkeeper and everyone was laughing at me. It was so funny but because of that experience, I will not forget again.
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@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
18 Dec 17
In India it is difficult to get a carry bag, mostly we have to take it from home. In some places there are plastic bags but we have to pay for the bag. It is better to take a carry bag from home.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
31 Aug 17
Time to go back in time when we had one bag for things like veggies and the other for milk, bread and eggs.
I recycle all the plastic bags not one escapes me and they all go in the plasics recycle bin for sure.
