The other day my daughter bought a cute cotton bag from school. She had gone for the CMCA (Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness) introduction program.
The bag had a logo on it “I CARE FOR MY CITY- I SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS!”
…..a civic friendly initiative from CMCA.
I was very happy to learn that schools were taking keen interest in promoting reusable bags. And the CMCA is promoting reusable bags in order to replace plastic bags
Looks like the plastic bags usage will reduce to a large extent.
Children are taught by teachers to avoid using plastic bags and children in turn educate their parents and neighbours.
Well, the younger generation has taken a big leap in replacing the ubiquitous plastic cover with cotton bags.
Last week I had been for the Parents teacher meeting where I saw secondary grade students convincing parents to buy reusable bags which they were selling. Again a CMCA drive…
I was extremely happy and in order to boost the sales I purchased eight bags. Very colourful in shades of green, blue, purple and yellow… The bags can be folded and kept in a handbag or a purse. Very trendy and low priced too! (just Rs. 15/- per bag)
The students were very enthusiastic about explaining to the parents ‘why not to use plastic bags’ and ‘how reusable bags can be eco-friendly and convenient’
So the task of saving the environment now lies on the tiny shoulders of the school going children. They understand, adopt and preach ‘Say no to plastic’ and ‘Use cotton/reusable bags instead of plastic bags.’
Keep it up dear children! Three cheers to CMCA for their ‘Say no to plastic’ drive…
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