Environmentally friendly countries that leave the environment polluting applications aside, prefer to be environmentally friendly, by using
RE-USABLE BAGS, DEVELOPING A "MORE NATURE FRIENDLY WASTE" PHILOSOPHY
We are aware of to what extent can a plastic bag cause damage for the environment taking into consideration that it takes more than 1000 years for a plastic bag to dissolve completely in nature.. We would like to share with you, our esteemed consumers, the joyous news about this issue. Within the scope of the waste regulation, the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization reported that the use of plastic bags will be banned in the markets and stores in every region of our country as of 2018, and plastic bags will be charged and replaced with cloth bags, paper bags and nets. It is stated that, the more environmentally friendly plastic bags that are not harmful for both nature and human health, shall be free of charge. In Turkey, taking into consideration the huge number of stores that carry plastic bags, we think that this process of transition will be a little bit troublesome for store owners and plastic bag manufacturers, but, the benefits of this ban in terms of our country and our future, shall be more clearly understood in the future. On the other hand, it seems inevitable that this ban will lead companies producing plastic bags to set out to produce bags that are 100% soluble in nature. If we think that the habits of consumers using plastic bags will change, we will see together in the future, what we will gain. In order to set an example for our country, we list below some countries and successful applications where the ban has been successfully implemented;
AMERICA
The prohibition on the use of plastic shopping bags began at the exclusive stores and pharmacies in San Francisco. The ban on the use of plastic bags continues in North Carolina coastal areas and in the state of Portland. Netpak Ambalaj, produces bags for many states starting from the Gulf of Mexico, especially Texas.
BRITAIN
In 2007, the use of plastic bags was banned in Modbury, England. In the UK, where every year 13 billion plastic bags come out, upon this ban, the amount of waste plastic bags began to decrease. Consumers now carry cloth bags, paper bags and nets when they go shopping.
IRELAND
In 2002, the Irish government decided to apply an additional 15 cents tax per bag. The use of plastic bags encountered a dramatic decrease of 90 percent. It is stated that there is a 64% increase in the population who go shopping with their own cloth bags.
MEXICO
In Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, this ban is also applied. Only biodegradable nylon bags are allowed.
INDIA
The use of plastic bags is prohibited in cities such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Karwar, Tirumala, Vasco and Rajasthan.
MyNMAR (Burma)
The official name of the country is the Union of Myanmar. This ban has been in place since 2009 throughout the country. In addition, those who have plastic bags are sentenced to a prison for 15 days.
BAGLADESH
Plastic bags, which caused large flood disasters due to clogging the drainage system are banned by Bangladesh as of March 2002.
RUANDA
No plastic bags have been allowed in this country, located in the African continent, since 2009. The country is among the cleanest countries in the world.
AUSTRALIA
In Australia, which is thought to have about 6.7 billion waste plastic bags each year, the ban on the use of plastic bags began in Sydney.
TURKEY ISTANBUL
In March of 2010, the use of plastic bags was prohibited in the district of Kadıköy. Although we do not know if the ban on the plastic bag is fully functioning, it is obviously one of the eco-friendly applications. In Kadıköy district, instead of plastic bags, as an alternative product, cost-effective products produced by our company were presented and the cloth bags distributed by the Municipality were produced by Netpak Ambalaj. Our work has been rewarded by the Municipality.
MOROCCO
It was one of the countries with the most common use of plastic bags. The public reacted a lot to this ban. Think of how many plastic bags a Turkish citizen uses for shopping, it seems like this ban in our country will draw a lot of reaction. In the framework of this prohibition, our company has exported a significant amount of environmental products to Morocco.
ERITREA
In 2005, the ban on the use of plastic bags was prohibited in most stores and supermarkets in the country.
ISRAEL
At the beginning of 2017, the Israeli bag ban, which started with the support of the state, is still applied actively. Thanks to the geographical proximity of our country and the efficient production power of our company. During the plastic bag ban in Israel, our company has exported the cloth bags to the country. Our company, which played an active role in the use of cloth bags after the plastic bag ban, has been a positive example in this regard.
In Turkey, as of January 2018, by the ban on the use of plastic bags, a sharp decrease in environmental pollution is expected. In Turkey, having decided to act together in line with developed countries in this field, we have proved to be a significant respect for nature, and we are proud of this. We recommend you to prepare your net bags and cloth bags in advance.
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Preferring Recyclable Bags12.04.2017