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Bali's Plastic Problem |
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During the weekend, I went to the mall to meet up with some of my friends. As I was walking around the mall, I stumbled upon a big bucket where you can put your plastic shopping bags in to recycle. A good thing is, I did not have any plastic bags with me as I have started using reusable bags when I go shopping and/or stuff them in my handbag. I did, however walked towards the bucket to see how much people have recycled their plastic bags. I was very sad to discover that the bucket was empty. Out of all of the people who pass by, carrying a lot of plastic bags with them, none even bothered to look at the bucket. They just ignored it. I understand that they may need those plastic bags to carry the products they have purchased but, they could have used a reusable bag or stuffed all of their things into one big plastic bag, in this way, they would at least reduce the amount of plastic bags used (but still not advised to do so). Bali has a plastic issue. Everywhere you go, you will see plastic. Wether it is plastic bags, or plastic bottles, or plastic food wrapping, everything is plastic. My friends and I often take walks in the mangrove forest but, the view has been destroyed due to the numerous amounts of plastic trash being thrown everywhere. This not only creates visual pollution, it also creates danger towards the animals that lives around the mangrove forest. A large part of the people in Bali do not realize how important it is to stop using plastic bags. Fortunately, a group called Bye Bye Plastic Bags are working on a project to make Bali plastic free. The founder of the team is a personal friend of mine and they have gotten the attention of the governor of Bali. In fact, the governor has agreed to help out. Hopefully in the near future, Bali will be plastic bags free. We have to start small to do big so I have encouraged my friends into minimizing their use of plastic bags and to bring their own reusable water bottle around. |
 
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Dear Minjoo Mentor,
Yes, plastics are very convenient as we can use it for almost anything. It is easily shaped, it is cheap, and it is also light. However, this plastic is not environmentally friendly as it takes years and years for them to decompose and when burnt, it produces toxic gases. ahaha yes hopefully they will. I have started convincing my friends to do the same as I have, to use reusable bags. Thank you for your comment.
Posted 30-05-2016 23:05
Dear Jingle,
I totally agree. It's nice to see that most stores are taking action by charging people for the plastic bags, but people don't seem to mind and so it does not make people cut down their use of plastic bags. Thank you for your nice comment :)
Posted 30-05-2016 23:02
Patricia, plastic is convenient but it hurts our environment. Sad to hear people are ignorant on the importance of recycling them. Hope more people could use reuseable bags like Patricia. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
Posted 30-05-2016 01:45
This is a very good article Pat! Plastic bags are found everywhere now. It's a problem that many people neglect, dismissing them as only a small problem. Always enjoy reading your article )
Posted 28-05-2016 15:20
Dear Heonjun Park,
Hahaha I do hope so! Thank you for your comment
Posted 26-05-2016 01:29
Dear Arushi,
Thank you for your comment :) I agree!
Posted 26-05-2016 01:28
Dear Adam,
Yes. That is them! I was invited to the screening of it. They're friends of mine :)
Posted 26-05-2016 01:27
This article reminds me of a TED talk I watched quite a while ago in class. Take a look!
https://www.ted.com/talks/melati_and_isabel_wijsen_our_campaign_to_ban_plastic_bags_in_bali?language=en
Posted 24-05-2016 19:01
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Maybe it could be that the people did participate and the stocked goods were all sent away for recycle?? if you look at the bright side :D you never know! Thanks for taking pictures to show us what you think.
Posted 24-05-2016 17:35
Plastic is a serious environment menace. We must understand the serious risks they pose to environment and should minimise their use. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 24-05-2016 03:50