I went to the minimarket near my boarding house yesterday twice. On the way to AIM (My English Course) in the morning, I stopped by for a while to buy a bottle of vitamin C drink. The cashier woman gave me a small plastic bag to wrap it up. In the evening, on the way back home, I went to the same shop again to buy some snacks, and the cashier woman gave me one plastic bag again. I've got 2 plastic bags in one day.
After i've reached my boarding house and got in my room, I saw that I have collected dozens of plastic bags. Most of them were from the same shop.
I remember when I was in China last year. One day, I went to the supermarket to buy my necessities. After I finished shopping some snacks and drinks, i went to the cashier counter directly to pay them all, but the cashier woman didn't give me a plastic bag, so i grabbed one plastic bag near the counter. Shockingly, she shouted some chinese language that i didn't understand at me. To avoid affray, i put the plastic bag back to its place, and carried all the things by my hand.
Later i knew that she didn't angry with me, it was just the chinese people way to talk, loud and fast. Besides that, i understand that we have to pay for each plastic bag we take at any shops in Beijing.
From that incident too, i have learnt that Chinese Government has made regulations to reduce pollutant in Beijing. The consumers have to pay each plastic bag they take in the shops. As the result most people in Beijing bring their own shopping bags if they go to the shops. They prefer using second plastic bags or their own shopping bags than spending their money only for plastic bags.
So, why don't we follow chinese regulations ? Then, we also can solve the problem of plastic pollutant in Jakarta.
And the flood problem can be solved?? Well, it's different problem anyway :)
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I think you've expressed the good way to avoid an environmental pollution (ground pollution). And Evan, you're right plastic bags can hinder the water resorption and will reduce the water reserve in the ground, and in turn they will lead to flood. It's a great sollution, you should communicate it with the stakeholders in our country. I support you Bro !
ReplyDeletein singapore, we have a 'no plastic bag' day every last wed of the month. most of the supermarkets take part in it. who ever wants a bag for their groceries, there have to pay 10cents per bag.
ReplyDeletei've been bringing my own foldable bag in my big bag everytime i go out. just in case i decide to buy anything on the way back.
ikea singapore now charges for every plastic bag required by the customers. i think, it is a very successful move as it lessen the wastage of plastic bags in singapore.
at one point, singapore has among the largest number of plastic bag wastage/usage in the world, hence the move for no-bags' day.