World Paper Bag Day
George Bernard Shaw said, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
It's a high time now we realize that we need to change
ourselves. It’s time to take the real pledge to save our Earth. One of the most
pressing environmental issues is production and usage
of plastic products especially plastic bags which we need to eliminate
from our lives.
The adverse impacts of plastic bags on the
environment have led to the use of paper bags. World Paper Bag Day is celebrated world wide on July 12 every
year. It is celebrated on this day to make the citizens aware of the pollution
caused due to plastic and the serious threat that it poses to the natural
environment. Environment is no one's property to destroy; it's everyone's duty to
protect. Plastic waste takes thousands
of years to decompose. Therefore, it is important to understand the ill effects
of single-use plastic bags. This day is celebrated to confirm the much-needed
daily use of paper bags over plastic bags, which evidently came in handy for
carrying our groceries and stuff for a very long time, to the gross damage of
our environment. 12th July is a day to spread awareness about using paper bags
instead of plastic bags.
Paper bags are extremely important as these bags are
reusable, recyclable and biodegradable and at the same time environment friendly. Every
year our students at STEM World School take
initiative of making ‘paper bags' as one of their craft activities using old
newspapers. We encourage our students in the habit of recycling by teaching
them how to make paper bags and making them aware of the threat of plastic bags
to the environment. Our school's prime objective behind this is to hit the
right spot in an individual’s mind and make them more conscious of this threat
and teach them how it can be controlled. On this note let us take a pledge to prevent pollution and
protect our nature.
By Sunanda Banerjee
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