Business giants are making it happen too

Sure you have heard about how business establishments are powerful agents for change. After all, they have the necessary connections coming from the political and business arena. Not to mention their power as well over the consumers.

In a recent trip to buy food supplies at Tesco-Sg. Dua, Penang, one very noticeable change is the way they've put up those huge signs saying how we can reduce waste by bringing our own plastic bags. They also have these racks of grocery bags made out of eco-friendly materials that they sell. These bags come in different colors and looks which make it even more fashionable to use. The efforts doesn't end there. What makes it even more laudable is the fact that they actually charge people a minimum of 20 cents per plastic bag bought - a stark reminder that every wasted plastic bag translates to environmental costs. These environmental costs may not be monetary but if you are experiencing hotter than the usual summer, then past human activities (e.g. relentless and mindless disposal of waste) can be blamed.

This effort by Tesco is not only lip service as it really has taken an action by levying (e.g. asking customers to pay for plastic bags if they don't bring one) costs to potential dangers excessive use of plastic bags (without recycling) might bring.

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*image taken from http://www.tesco.com.my/html/community.aspx?ID=9&PID=79&LID=1