Go Green - Avoid Plastic and Save Earth

Go Green

Once upon a time, not very long ago, there were no plastic bags. People would carry their own bags, made of cloth and jute and use them for their grocery shopping. Everything was dumped in the cloth bag. Things like sugar, rice, dal, were all packed in small brown paper bags and would sit cozily in the cloth bag.

But all that changed after plastic was born. Everyone sat up and took notice of this little kid that held a lot of promise. Soon plastic was used to make bags. Strong, light, and convenient plastic bags were everywhere. There was no need to carry anything to the market. All you needed to take was money or credit cards made of plastic. People would return home with their hands filled with loads of things all embraced in plastic bags.

Everything seemed hunky dory for a while until one day when a small boy asked his mommy, “How does plastic die?”

Mummy didn’t know the answer. She looked in encyclopedias and on web sites and realized that plastic does not die. They exposed it to sun, wind, rain but plastic survived. They tried to burn it but it gave out toxic vapors that could cause harm to living beings.

The small cute invention had turned into a monster that was swallowing earth. It could be recycled but that too was a painful resource consuming process.


Look around you; most things are made of plastic and while it is almost impossible to destroy plastic, the least we can do is avoid bringing more plastic inside our homes.

We urge you to carry your own cloths bags to shops and to reduce usage of plastic. Most cities in India have banned plastic bags, but some shops still give them.

Use cloth bags or use your old newspapers and make a bag out of them, that’s still better than plastic. You may also want to reduce using plastic products within your homes. Over time they turn toxic and pose health hazards. Most products at home can be replaced with steel, glass or earthenware.

Let’s try and control the Plastic monster!