The Hindu Business Line : Global warming

Nowadays we read a lot about global warming and increasing pollution. It is good that many organisations all over the world are trying to secure a greener, cleaner future. We all know that one of the materials causing maximum damage is polythene.

Polythene has become a very important part of our daily life and it is almost impossible to imagine life without it. Shop-keepers blindly hand out polythene carry-bags, even if you buy just a tube of toothpaste or a pencil, little caring that the bag will be in the dustbin after 10 minutes.

The main reason is the poly-bag comes free. Shopkeepers should include the cost of poly bags in the bill, along with other billed products. People will then finally take some steps to reduce the dependence on polythene and try and reuse them or carry cloth bags.

2. The Government will be able to generate extra revenue through polythene tax and the environment will be less polluted with polythene. There will be cleaner roads and beaches, less cattle dying because of eating poly-bags, less air pollution because of less polythene being burnt,. All this will hardly effect our finances, but will greatly improve our health. Mother Earth has given us so much and it is our duty to save our planet.

Anuj Kumar Kandla