Editorial : Ban polythene

As the government said it is taking all the possible measures to prevent the state’s environment and ecology getting polluted, the announcement has not really impressed the people as authorities have come with such orders in the past also but never implemented these in a true sense. Today, use of plastic bags is one of the severe issues that the citizens are facing in their day to day life. Most of the cities in India have banned the use and sale of polythene bags which has a thickness less than 50 microns. The people do not have the courtesy to throw away the waste in a bin. Once used, the polythene bags are not only thrown in the landfill sites but also into the streets. A lot of accidents take place due to the polythene bags which are disposed on the streets. Polythene bags should be banned and they should be replaced by cloth bags so as to keep our streets neat and clean.  The need is to spread awareness which will send a message across to people about the importance of environment protection. The use and sale of polythene bags should be completely banned as we don’t have proper recycling system and thus the use of re-cycled bags can cause harmful diseases such as cancer etc. Instead of plastic bags, people should prefer cloth bags, which are being widely popular these days. They are considered to be safe and important by the environmental supporters. The government should implement severe punishment for the people who promote the use of plastic bags.