Post by account_disabled on Feb 22, 2024 3:56:38 GMT -5
Within the framework of the International Plastic Bag Free Day, it is important to raise awareness about reducing its consumption and the possibility of reusing it. In Europe alone, more than 100 billion bags are used per year , on average, they are used 12 minutes, however, they take between 100 and 500 years to degrade. Every minute 1 million plastic bags are used and on average a family uses 500 plastic bags annually, that is, 40 each month. The plastic bag originated in 1957 in the United States. Free distribution in supermarkets made them very popular. They are made of various materials, the most common being polyethylene, a low-quality and cheap plastic. A plastic bag is used for transportation and also as an advertising method for several brands. The increase in their use and production also causes pollution to increase. That is why, on International Plastic Bag Free Day , the following points are proposed.
- Reduce the consumption of single-use bags 2.- Opt for responsible consumption, with reusable containers. 3.- Demand that governments take environmental measures to reduce bags. 4.- Promote the incorporation of the environmental and/or economic cost of bags 5.- Inform so that citizens change the habit of consuming plastic bags Iceland Mobile Number List and governments commit to pollution and waste prevention measures. Plastic bags in Mexico A few months ago, the Querétaro government promoted a measure to reduce the consumption of plastic bags. Local authorities carried out an awareness campaign and delivered four recyclable bags to each resident, so that by the month of December, no department store uses the typical plastic bags. “This can allow the municipality of Querétaro to be the first in the Mexican Republic to take this important step,” commented Marcos Aguilar, municipal president of Querétaro.
He added that for their production, plastic bags require oil and gas, which are not degradable. Self-service stores will no longer have to deliver plastic bags to their customers , if they do so they will be sanctioned with financial fines ranging from 500 thousand to one million pesos. "It is about raising awareness, it is a very good opportunity and can place our municipality on a global level, I see it as something very positive, it is not aimed at environmentalists, it is aimed at all citizens." Marcos Aguilar added that this provision could be established in the modifications to the Ecology Regulation or with the implementation of a new one.