Comments on: Plastic Bags: Can We Kick the Habit?

By: kHEM PARSRAM

kHEM PARSRAM — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:02:59 +0000

Dear Sir,
I fully agree with the concept of getting rid of the habit sooner than later.
It is always hard for humans to adapt to new measures and stringent methods of saving the planet.
Who cares?
That is the general sentiment of most people.
To some extent, I cannot blame them as a large percentage of the human race is barely able to survive on meagre earnings and drowning in poverty.
In poor countries like India and Pakistan and Afghanistan, plastic bags are looked upon as a valuable product that is preserved if in good condition,and re-used over and over as much as it is possible.
So these poor nations cannot do much and since they are mostly illeterate they cannot be educated to make changes.
I feel it is upto the rest of the world to pull all its resources like the Australian Company PLANTIC to come up with solutions and spread these technologies far and wide and start joing venture companies and production in countries like India etc.
actually, I am from India and I live in Dubai and I would be very interested to explore the possibilities of collaboration with Plantic and other such comapnies.
I am from india and I live in Dubai which is in the United Arab Emirates and these countries are quite aware of eco friendly subjects and will do anything to bring about changes.sources for these green bags which dissolve in water.
I have just visited the web site of Plantic and I am truly amazed at how they have achieved this feat.
I will certainly write to them now and let them know my feelings and see if it is possible to do some business together.
Thanks you very much for the opporutnity to express my opinion on your web page.
Sincerest regards,
khem parsram
dubai
00 971 5 56 808 43
ps.By the way I am visiting australia for a vacation next week.My son is graduating from Murdoch University in Perth with highest rank

By: Eisley

Eisley — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:50:01 +0000

WONDERFUL! This is so important: to believe in and conduct sustainability. Keep up the great work!

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:02:47 +0000

Enviropack is a progressive and environmentally conscious company dedicated to reducing the overall harmful effects of packaging upon the Environment. We have developed a range of ethical, eco-friendly and biodegradable bags made from Jute Cotton, Canvas, Non-Woven and Juco.

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Are we even willing to start with baby steps? « greener loudoun — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:27:08 +0000

[...] baby steps? 28 07 2008 I was reading this post by Ross Kendall at EcoWordly titled “Plastic bags: can we kick the habit?“ “Adventures in the development of truly biodegradable plastics are showing that [...]

By: David Ogilvie

David Ogilvie — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:27:03 +0000

I live on a small island and use a reusable bag that folds into in a pouch. It attaches to my car keys so I never forget it. I haven’t used a plastic bag ever since and my opinion is there really is no excuse.www.fizbag.com

By: Kristina Wegener

Kristina Wegener — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:05:08 +0000

500 billion plastic bags yearly worldwide – a horrifying number of consumption for a completely frivolous product. Also a number against which to measure our nurtured ignorance and our resistance to behave responsibly, even if it is possible without any mentionable effort to do so. Reusable bags from fabric, woven baskets, even laundry baskets for those who do their shopping with a car: there is truly no effort in replacing the plastic bag, or rather to reclaim traditional ways of transportation of goods. I have been told that using an “alternative” bag has to be considered a political statement (one that the speaker wasn’t willing to make) but I would say that the use of plastic bags amounts to a political statement as well. Who is threatened by a refusal to use plastic bags, a product that is distributed “free of charge” after all? Consumer education is as political a topic as it ever gets.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:12:11 +0000

Every little bit counts. The best solution often involves attacking the problem from all angles. But perhaps the best thing that the proposal to charge money for the plastic bags is just an increase in the awareness to the public that there is a problem.

By: Fleur Wilkins

Fleur Wilkins — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:11:32 +0000

A comment to Ross Kendall:

My name is Fleur Wilkins and I am responsible for the Marketing/Communications at Plantic Technologies.

Thank you for including Plantic in the above article, however, I would like to clarify that Plantic materials are not manufactured from potato starch. Plantic materials are manufactured from high amylose non-GM corn starch.

Plantic materials are fully biodgradable, home compostable, compostable to European (EN13432) and American (ASTM 6400)standards, and water dispersible.

For more information on high amylose corn starch, see our website http://www.plantic.com.au/our-technologies/the-sustainability-argument/

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By: Johnn Do Wapp

Johnn Do Wapp — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:37:20 +0000

Nope, I dont think we can kick the habit. I think we are totally hooked on plastic.

JT
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