“Plastic is now the new universal constant.”
― Anthony T. Hincks
These words by Anthony T. Hincks should be reflected by everyone all across the globe.
Some countries around the world eye on banning single-use plastics because the increasing number of plastics is undeniably shocking. In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte agrees to curb the consumption of single-use plastics. But will this help resolve the problem or will create a new one?
According to a 2015 report by the Ocean Conservancy charity and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment, the Philippines is the world’s third largest source of plastic pollution. Single-use plastics include items such as containers , food packaging and manufacturing water bottle. These commodities suffice our daily needs, they can be seen in almost all households. In short, they have been and has always been a part of our life, we are truly dependent on these kind of stuff.
As what others may think, banning single-use plastics would be beneficial for our environment yet it’s even far from certain. When plastic shopping bags are banned, use of other bags that are potentially worse for the environment –including thicker plastics or paper bags, with a larger carbon footprint– increases.
When we close a chapter of reckless accounts of our mistakes, do we open an episode of new beginning where we try to make it right or do we let the same thing happen again? The answer is within us. As beings who hold wisdom and knowledge, we should be clever enough to make decisions that will create a place where we can grow and foster. We are not living in utopia where flaws do not exist, we live in a world where together as one, we minimize or so eradicate this complications, we have instilled in our environment.
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