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by Aaditya Singh | 14-04-2014 12:11
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'Gulf News' has been a part of my growing up in UAE as one of the leading newspapers of the region. Ever since I started school, nearly for the past eight years, I have been the messenger, to carry the newspaper from our doorstep to my Dad, before leaving for my school. I am concerned to see that 'Gulf News' has started coming, wrapped in a plastic cover. At first I though that it was temporary trial after some other thick paper envelop packaging that was used for a short time. But now that I have seen it this way for almost an year, I thought of bringing it to the attention of the concerned people of the management. As an eco friendly paper wherein I always read articles promoting environmental conservation, I was disappointed to notice the use of plastic. Perhaps this would have been a result of their efforts to make sure that all sections of the paper reach the subscribers well packed and intact. Possibly the plastic used for wrapping is made from recycled plastic. However, I am still not able to justify the use of so much plastic, considering the wide readership of the paper. Recently I also came across a thick brown recycled paper bag packing of the '7 Days', another newspaper that is distributed free in the region. I was really impressed with the packaging and wrote to the paper appreciating their initiative. I have also written to 'Gulf News' to request them to reconsider their packaging and I look forward to see 'Gulf News' in an environment friendly packing in the days to come- perhaps paper bags made out of old newspapers or recycled papers or any other suitable greener solution, instead of plastic. I am waiting to hear from them in this regard and also hoping that I will not have to take 'Gulf News' wrapped in plastic for long, to my Dad! |
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11 Comments
Great report you've got here.
I am deeply impressed by your actions. Good to know we are taking responsibility of environmental issues.
Posted 09-05-2014 14:30
Great report you've got here.
I am deeply impressed by your actions. Good to know we are taking responsibility of environmental issues.
Posted 09-05-2014 14:29
Congrats Aaditya that your report is the best world report.
Posted 08-05-2014 18:33
Oh very nice to know that Gulf News acknowledged the concern and plan to take appropriate corrective action. Grrreat Aditya .
Posted 27-04-2014 02:08
It is good that you took the initiative to write to Gulf News about the sustainable packaging Aditya. I certainly hope that they will implement a more sustainable alternative in the near future.
Posted 26-04-2014 21:11
Thank you Arushi, Ecogen, Raunak, Rohan and Christry for your acknowledgement. You will be happy to know that I got a response from Gulf News. They have appreciated my concern and have passed it on to the relevant department for further action. I am waiting to see the change.
Posted 26-04-2014 13:25
Great observation and immediate action taken , I appreciate that you actually gave your feedback to Gulf News. Thanks for inspiring us thru your this report.
Posted 16-04-2014 18:43
Good idea! :D
Posted 16-04-2014 08:38
Newspaper is a paper bag is a good idea but is a bit expensive. Plastic is a cheaper option.
You have raised a valid point. Let's wait for the response.
Posted 15-04-2014 20:23
Well done, excellent initiative.
It'll make them think & may be do something concrete in this direction.
Plastic must be phased out completely.
Posted 15-04-2014 13:44
Thank you for the article Aaditya, I really enjoyed reading it. And thumbs up for you, you did the right thing. Many people think plastic bag is bad but few of them take actions to make corrections. Your letter will be a good alarm for Gulf news to think about more sustainable package. :)
Posted 15-04-2014 09:31