Plastic Pollution Prevention

@Shavkat (138697)
Philippines
September 15, 2024 7:13pm CST
It has been an old issue that plastic pollution is a worldwide problem. In my city, they have implemented the use of eco-bags as replacements for doggy bags. In my view, it is not an effective one because these eco-bags can still be a contributory factor for land pollution. They tend to keep on using, buying, and throwing them. What do you think is the best solution for this issue? Image Credit: innovationnewsnetwork.com
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@aninditasen (16293)
• Raurkela, India
16 Sep
I use biodegradable bags but the plastics that come from the shops and plastic bottles have become a great problem in India too.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
At some point, eco-friendly bags are the best choice to be used because they are biodegrable if dump in the landfills.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
23 Sep
@aninditasen I think it is, but it will take time.
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@aninditasen (16293)
• Raurkela, India
21 Sep
@Shavkat Yes, it does decay and get mixed with the earth.
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@rakski (117802)
• Philippines
16 Sep
I always bring my reusable bag with me. I tried to avoid buying ecobags.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
17 Sep
I also do the same thing. I tried my best not to spend much with eco-bags. So, I bought a backpack just for buying things in grocery shops or raw foods from the public market.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
@rakski I also have a tote bag inside my backpack. Just in case they will not fit in.
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@rakski (117802)
• Philippines
17 Sep
@Shavkat I have a tote bag that I always bring with me. Inside the tote bag are more bags especially when I am at the grocery
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@snowy22315 (178670)
• United States
16 Sep
I guess like Judy send giving incentives for turning in plastic bottles would be the best.
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@snowy22315 (178670)
• United States
17 Sep
@Shavkat It should help alot.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
@snowy22315 I agree with you.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
17 Sep
I also think that is a good idea. For some locals here, the local government suggested to recyle them out instead of throwing them away.
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@nela13 (57997)
• Portugal
16 Sep
We should stop plastic production, nip the evil in the bud.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
17 Sep
Indeed. We need control the massive production of this man-made plastics.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
@nela13 I do agree with you. However, the higher-ups cannot feel the bad impact of this plastic pollution.
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@nela13 (57997)
• Portugal
17 Sep
@Shavkat it is a drastic solution to a dramatic problem.
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• Philippines
16 Sep
I think it's best to use a canvas bag. We would sometimes bring reusable plastic containers for meats and other wet produce. I hardly ever throw away any of my eco bags. They're all sturdy and good enough to last me for some years. Sometimes I would hand down a few to family and friends. As for plastic polution, I'm guilty on many counts but I try my best to lessen the damage. Lately I've reduced the amount of food I had to buy from carinderias or food hawkers because they always pack the food in plastic. And when I buy facial washes with micro beads, I make sure that the beads are made from natural ingredients and not from plastic. Simple steps for now.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
We also do the same thing here. These plastic containers and the like should be recycled. The bottled gallons of water for our babies were reused by planting some plants in them. I am not sure how can this problem be resolved in a great level.
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• Philippines
19 Sep
@Shavkat It takes a lot of political will. We should also continue to educate our people about sustainable living. Many LGUs exert effort in promoting awareness about the environment. It's just that some situations won't allow us to make drastic changes.
@Purnm021 (39)
• Indonesia
17 Sep
Plastic pollution is major issue around the world including in my country.The best solution is awareness from individual until every person in world to reuse and bring her/his own bag while shopping. It will make the using of plastic reduced.While we do recycled the plastic garbage into benefit things such as re-use plastic , pot , bricks,etc.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
Well, I do hope that people around the globe will be aware to incorporate the recycle system. It has been many years that this plastic pollution cannot be resolved.
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@AmbiePam (90403)
• United States
16 Sep
All I know how to deal with it is recycle. It’s a shame people just do not care to do so.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
17 Sep
I agree. I cannot understand why some people cannot even do simple instructions to recycle them.
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@allknowing (133832)
• India
17 Sep
As long as they do not stop production this menace will not stop
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
You are so right. I also read from an article that humans might have been ingesting microplastic. It means that it will endanger our health with these bottled water, juices, etc.
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@kaylachan (67235)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Sep
I use plastic bags that I get from the store for trash. But, any other other plastic products, go in the recycle bin. From there I have no control over what happens to it.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
We also do the same thing before. But now, the city officials are requiring as to use plastic trash bags.
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@RasmaSandra (78703)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Sep
There simply must come a time when no more plastic bags are produced and no one can get them anywhere,
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
I am not sure when will this come to happen. It would be great that they can have a brilliant idea to deal with these plastic products.
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@JudyEv (337270)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep
I don't know what the solution is. We've all got so used to using plastics, it's hard sometimes to find a substitute.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
I agree. I hope that there will an expert or experts than can find the best solution for this problem.
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16 Sep
In India there is rampant plastic pollution
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
I read an article that India is the leading country of having plastic pollution. I hope the local government can do something about it.
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@dgobucks226 (35329)
21 Sep
I wish they would just go back to paper bags. They dissolve better than plastic and probably better than those eco ones. We have so many fires in our country due to poor management of trees. If they cut down the number, it would not only cut down on fires but make it more convenient. I really find bringing my own bag or being charged for one unfair.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
21 Sep
I hope the authorities can have the best solution for everything. Even if they claimed that eco-bags are biodegradable, I still doubt it.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
23 Sep
@dgobucks226 The best thing is to know how they can recycle them into products or something.
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@dgobucks226 (35329)
22 Sep
@Shavkat I agree with you. They sure look like they would take some time to be absorbed.
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@Ramjun (74)
16 Sep
We need to cooperate for the prevention of Plastic Pollution by segregation of our waste or by recycling.
@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
Indeed. We need to practice using the Solid Waste Management. If we cannot do this, our mother Earth will die and the living things in it.
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@jstory07 (138803)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Sep
Here they do deposits for plastic bottles and you turn them in and get your deposit back. Some people still threw them away.
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@Shavkat (138697)
• Philippines
18 Sep
I like that idea. I hope we could have that system here.
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