Green Podium

This is the theme for this year's World Environment Day celebrations to be marked on 5th of June and it calls out on all of us to venture outdoors and get to connect with nature by appreciating all that it has to offer as well as taking steps towards protecting and conserving it. The host country of WED 2017 will be Canada. The theme this year seeks to enlighten us of the importance of nature and how we are an integral part of it. We therefore need to come out and find exciting  and fun ways to experience nature. Some ways of doing this may include visiting game parks, nature trails, beaches, wilderness areas or even participate in a clean up exercise as a way of appreciating and caring for the environment. While you are at it, you can capture the moments using pictures or videos and share on social media with everyone else through #WithNature or #WorldEnvironmentDay with probably a small narration of how special the moment was to you. So what are you waiting for? Get out th...

Question 1: Which plastics have been banned? Answer: The ban applies to all plastic carrier bags and flat bags used for commercial and household packaging. Question 2: What is a plastic carrier bag? Answer: This is a single-use plastic bag constructed with handles and may have a gusset or not. Question 3: What is a flat bag? Answer: A flat bag is a plastic bag constructed without handles and may have a gusset or not. Question 4: What are the major concerns of plastics bags? Answer: Plastic bags are usually manufactured for single use and generally tear or puncture after a first use. They are easily transported by the wind and are some of the most visible components of roadside and shoreline litter. Plastic bags are produced from oil and natural gas, and never fully biodegrade, remaining in the environment as small or even microscopic particles, essentially forever. Question 5: Are plastics used for primary industrial packaging also banned by the Gazette Notice? Answe...