Just recently a cleanliness campaign was carried out in my factory workplace to prohibit employees from bringing in outside food or beverages.
The ban was caused by some of the employees who have annoying habits of throwing away container with food and the litter was all over the floor.
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| A typical self-explanation poster on what can and cannot be brought in the factory |
A few years ago, in Penang started, ‘No Polystyrene at Local Council Hawker Centres’ ruling, following the state’s efforts previous year on educating their public about the new rulings.
Following the ban next was the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry has made ‘No Plastic Bag Day’ Saturdays applicable throughout the country.
A 20 sen fee each to charge on shoppers was implemented for those who still want to use the plastic bag as they did not bring their own reusable shopping bags.
Like all previous ruling, it started with educating public, implementing ruling and soon the public will get used to the ban. Next time around if want to do some shopping we will automatically bring our own shopping bags regardless of it is on Saturday or not.
We just have to get used to it, no more fuss about it. Before that… Oh, troublesome no plastic bags! Some shopping department also prepare those discarded carton boxes for the customers to use for free. In that way, it is like killing two birds with a stone, literally speaking, where the departmental store can dispose their carton boxes waste and those customers can reuse the carton boxes without paying extra for the plastic bags.
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| GO GREEN Say no to plastic |
I feel a call for total ban on plastic bags and foam food container, not only in Penang but also elsewhere in other states should be explored.
How often we see takeaway food packaging contributed to huge trash in the city and rivers and drains were easily clogged with empty water bottles, polystyrene food and drink containers that are not biodegradable.
A sight for sore eyes!
Apart from health concerns, takeaway food packaging is a huge waste of resources for what? Is it just because we are too lazy to bring our own food containers and wash it afterwards.
With just a simple course of action it can help preventing and reducing waste that could end up in the ocean. The rubbish which ended up in the ocean can also kill the innocent sea creatures as they could be choked by it.
Let bring back the good old days where the river was clean with plentiful of fishes where you can swim without trash or rashes after taken a swim. Those days’ take-ways were wrapped in banana leaves next to newspaper or rather we should switch to environmental paper. We hope this Eco-friendly culture can make a comeback at eatery places someday.
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| Which river you prefer? river polluted or is clean? |
Those good old days, the days before polystyrene foam food container widely used for packaging of take-away meals,we had to bring along the tiffin lunch boxes when buying food takeaways. Back then this ways is so environmentally friendly and no one make a fuss about washing their food containers.
Tiffin carriers or dabbas are a kind of lunch box used widely in India for tiffin meals. They were also used in Singapore and Malaysia during the 1950s-60s, and were known as tingkat. Normally they come in two to three tiers.
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| Tiffins—derived from the Indian word for snack—are the Indian equivalent of the iconic steel lunch boxes that mid-century working men in United States carried. |
The tiffin is a multi-tiered containers stacked one atop another with metal rods on either side would be joined at the top.
On each compartment can be filled with a separate food or soup. A stacking three interlocking metal containers typically Asian lunch box may carry dishes and rice in the compartment and lids secured by a tension clip on each side to keep it all together.
Okay I think I will start to do my bid to save the environment. Now where the heck did I kept the tiffin carrier? It must be collecting the dust somewhere, maybe.
There is a Malay saying, "Bapa borek anak rintik" meaning Like Father Like Son. A Father plays an important role in molding his child's character forming their child's character and personality. Being a good father you have to set a good example for your children, you have to be very conscious of everything you say and do.
Watch your bad habits because children will be sure to copy them! ..Without even realising it, you taught.
My friend told me once about his nephew who ate his snack in my friend's car while he was driving. After finished eaten, his nephew wants to open his car window. My friend asked “Why would you want to do that?"
He innocently replied, he wants to throw trash out of the moving vehicle window.
No, You Shouldn't Toss. . Keep our environment clean and don't be a litterbug!
Why Not? My dad always do the same thing... leaving my friend dumbfounded and speechless.
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| Don't Be A Litterbug ! Sick and tired of those fellows littering the planet, degrading our environment |
It's so frustrating to see some of those idiots throwing rubbish out of a moving car or lorry.Especially during the fruits season you will see those pea brains would just toss the fruits seeds or skin as the vehicle moving.
Knowing their consequences of actions would be dangerous to others road users who will try to avoid any falling debris.
Maybe a reward should be given to those have car video recorder and record those foolish litterbugs caught in the act.
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| A road sign that says, “Tak rasa bersalah ke? Buang sampah dari kenderaan” (Don’t you feel guilty about throwing rubbish out from your car?). Rather than using threat to remind public could face a fine, this road sign in Pahang and Terengganu using a more unconventional or sarcastic way to convey a message. |
In Japan, the right values and attitudes in keeping our environment clean and litter-free are nurture from young. Why we unable to commit ourselves to protect our environment and keeping it clean or whether we should follow take a cue from Singapore?
If you cannot make soft approach work then bring back the cane. Those litter bugs deserve that hefty fine considering they don't care about littering in the first place.
Again it's Penang that started its green initiatives. Litterbugs beware! The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) will be increasing the current fine of RM50 to RM250 since Feb 1, 2010 but is it as effective as our neighbouring country who takes its cleanliness seriously?
Only Time Will Tell
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