PLASTICS !! PLASTICS !! PLASTICS !!

PLASTICS !! PLASTICS !! PLASTICS !!

One of the most commonly use petrochemical derived substances in our daily life, from water bottle, furniture, food containers, piping, stationary, toys, gadgets, clothing, accesories, shoes...and many many more..
we cant deny the "owesomness' of plastic, changing our life style..its cheap ,  lower d cost for many many products ,versatility ..etc etc..tats y we hav PLASTICS! its a great creation ..

But , with  7 billion human population (up to 2014, credit to #worldometer) on this beautiful planet, the usage of plastics are realy HUGE .. in addition, it take 500 years to biodegrade. hmm.. .. ended up as landfills, ocean or shores??  hopefully   ..one day,our home bcm clean and beautiful again.

what do numbers on the bottom of plastic bottle indicate ?

 i did some study on this due to curiosity ( wondering why our teachers not teaching this at school..??) hehe..

this coding system established to ease the recycle process by categorize plastics in 7 grades.

some interesting info to share:




(table credit :  http://www.safetypostershop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/plasticgrade.jpg )

Countries that banned plastic bag :: 

Africa

Botswana

Eritrea

Kenya

Mauritania::  banned the use, manufacture and import of plastic bags from January 2013 as a way to protect the environment, livestock, and marine species (wao..^^)

Rwanda

South Africa

Tanzania

Uganda 

ASIA

Bangladesh

China

A total plastic bag ban on ultra thin plastic bags and a fee on plastic bags was introduced on June 1, 2008.

Hong Kong  --  forbids retailers from giving plastic bags under a certain thickness and for free.

India

Israel

Malaysia -- enforce taxes on plastic bags on every Saturday since 2011 in selangor.

However, in Penang, taxes on plastic bags applies everyday. (is it true ? penang lang??? )

Myanmar

Taiwan

Europe

Denmark

Germany 

Ireland

Italy

In January 2011, Italy banned the distribution of plastic bags that are not from biodegradable sources.

United Kingdom

**Read interesting details on (info credit :: WIKIPEDIA   Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags )

what can i do to replace plastic trash bag ???

its time to check this out. let me check out where to gt this in KL .. ^^

oxo-biodegradable bag ! it can decompose in soil naturally. (take about 2 years)  

(photo credit  - The Star Online )

Happy life people !! ^^