Week 4
Day 4
Activity 2: The Plastic Pledge [4 points]
What I think about countdown stopping plastic bags and what someone in my family thinks.
I think
that it is good that countdown other places are stopping plastic bags because if you walk on
the beach you can see it everywhere and it's killing all the sea life But I also find it annoying
because Plastic bags are handy for lots of things to Put all your rubbish in or anything like that
and now you can't use them. For a while it was ok because they had only stopped them in
countdown and I shop at new world but now New world has stop the Plastic bag as well so
we have got basically none left at home.
the beach you can see it everywhere and it's killing all the sea life But I also find it annoying
because Plastic bags are handy for lots of things to Put all your rubbish in or anything like that
and now you can't use them. For a while it was ok because they had only stopped them in
countdown and I shop at new world but now New world has stop the Plastic bag as well so
we have got basically none left at home.
What mum thinks
I believe that it's a good start but there is a lot of other plastic that should be looked at before
plastic bags. We use the plastic bags for a lot of other uses, not just groceries and now people
are buying more processed plastic to carry their groceries in. Plastic is an environmental
concern and we all need to contribute to minimising this. I would have preferred packaging to
have been a focus alongside the single use plastic bags as I think the packaging on foods,
toys and other consumables is far to overused and very unnecessary.
plastic bags. We use the plastic bags for a lot of other uses, not just groceries and now people
are buying more processed plastic to carry their groceries in. Plastic is an environmental
concern and we all need to contribute to minimising this. I would have preferred packaging to
have been a focus alongside the single use plastic bags as I think the packaging on foods,
toys and other consumables is far to overused and very unnecessary.
Hi there Jess,
ReplyDeleteI like that both you and mum have given some good thought towards this topic and I definitely agree with both of you about the benefits of having a plastic bag ban. However, I also agree with you that having access to plastic bags is very convenient and now that they're more difficult to get a hold of, it can be a bit trickier to accomplish daily tasks like collecting and throwing out rubbish.
Your mum has made a really good point about looking at plastic use and packaging in other areas. Improvements can only be made with time and it's good news that our big supermarkets like New World and Countdown have jumped on board with the plastic bag ban. As long as we continue to work towards this direction, New Zealand will have a brighter and better future. As you have said before, get rid of plastic, be fantastic!
Keep up the hard work,
Evelyn :)