The Great Plastic Bag Farce !
Everyone seems to be jumping on the latest bandwagon — the rule that stops shops from giving plastic bags free of charge. So, I thought I’d jump on it too and toss in my two cents. First off, let me be clear: reducing the use of plastic bags — with or without handles — is a good thing. The environment needs all the help it can get. No argument there. But here’s what puzzles me: how on earth is charging for plastic bags supposed to reduce their use? If someone needs a bag, they’ll pay for it. A few rupees aren’t going to make anyone suddenly become eco-friendly. It just makes the customer pay for what used to be free. And then there are the pea-brains trying to give credit to the present government. Let’s be real — this wasn’t their bright idea. They were forced to act on a court order, not driven by environmental passion. My family and I have been using a couple of sturdy jute bags for our shopping for years — long before these latecomers even realized plastic was bad for th...