Write a letter to the editor of the local news paper protesting against the plastic menace and giving suggestion about how to reduce plastic pollution.
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To the editor:
I support the initiative to ban single-use plastic bags in Gloucester.
Some may argue that bags are reused for trash and dog waste but if so, the bags still end in the waste stream after only two uses. I suspect the majority of bags end as trash after one use, and a portion end up as litter.
I hope this ban is the first step in which Gloucester shows vision and leadership in the region and perhaps in the nation by taking bold actions to reduce waste and litter and improve natural resources. This would be appropriate for a city with such great natural resources of woods, rocks and ocean.
People did fine before plastic bags, and will do so again.
Without easy access to free bags, one quickly becomes accustomed to their own reusable bags. Banning smoking from bars and restaurants was met with an uproar several years ago, and now it almost seems outrageous that this was ever allowed. Single-use water bottles should come next. All of this would be accompanied by a massive education campaign, and constant enforcement. It's disgusting that the people of Gloucester foul their own beaches, as I witnessed the piles of trash last week. Some outsiders may have added to it, but every time I walk by Good Harbor Beach I see nips bottles, lottery tickets, food containers and dog waste in bags strewn and I doubt it's from outsiders. Come on, city leaders, get with the program. Ban, education, enforce. Now.
Laurie Hagar
Gloucester
Letter to the editor of the newspaper.
Royal Apartment,
Lucknow.
May 23, 2022.
The Editor,
I Times,
Lucknow.
Subject - Regarding plastic menace.
Sir,
I am writing this letter to increase awareness and emphasize the importance of the plastic menace. The increasing usage of plastic has caused numerous issues to the planet and the resident creatures humans and animals.
The increasing concentration of plastic available in our food is proof of the uncontrolled usage of plastic. Ill health and the death of animals due to eating plastic is another example of careless behaviour.
We strongly need to work on changing our habits concerning the use and disposal of plastic. The orders issued by the government to ban plastic do no good. The reason is a lack of planning.
Simply ordering the ban won't help people. The public needs replacement which should be available in the market before imposing the ban. People should contribute to the ban on plastic by being a bit extra attentive. They should carry a cloth bag or paper bag with them, to avoid the usage of plastic.
Replacement of plastic packaging is the most important and sustainable method to reduce plastic usage. The people and government should work on ideas regarding this. Hope this is enough to enlighten the people regarding the plastic menace.
Thank you,
Yours truly,
Samia.
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