DEAR SIR,
IF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BANNED ON TOBACCO POUCHES SINCE MARCH 2011 THEN WHAT DOES MAKE THEM WAIT TO TAKE ONE MORE STEP FURTHER TOWARDS THE WAFFER POUCHES AND OTHER POUCHES USED FOR FOOD PACKAGING.
FOR EXAMPLE : WHEN WE FAST WE DO EAT WAFFER SOME TIMES BUT DO WE KNOW THAT HOW WOULD THAT EFFECT OUR ENVIRONMENT & HOW IT WOULD EFFECT ON COW AND OTHER ANIMAL.
IT’S OUR HEARTLY WISH THAT SUCH A FOOD POUCHES SHOULD BE BANNED IMMIDIEATLY AND AS A HUMAN BEING WE SHOULD ALSO HELP IN THIS AS SAY “NO” TO ALL WAFFER POUCHES AND OTHER FOOD POUCHES WHICH EFFECTS OUR GAUMATA (COW)
REGARDS,
On Behalf Of JE NARAYAN CHARITABLE TRUST MAYURBHAI C. GADHAVI +91 97236 00005


Natural Environment Blog
Environmental Impact of Plastic Bags
More and more people around the world are becoming aware of the environmental issues surrounding plastic bags. Considering their somewhat placid appearance, the impact of plastic bags on the environment can be devastating.
Here are some facts about the environmental impact of plastic bags:
• Plastic bags cause over 100, 000 sea turtle and other marine animal deaths every year when animals mistaken them for food
• The manufacture of plastic bags add tonnes of carbon emissions into the air annually
• In the UK, banning plastic bags would be the equivalent of taking 18, 000 cars off the roads each year
• Between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year
• Approximately 60 - 100 million barrels of oil are required to make the world’s plastic bags each year
• Most plastic bags take over 400 years to biodegrade. Some figures indicate that plastic bags could take over 1000 years to break down. (I guess nobody will live long enough to find out!). This means not one plastic bag has ever naturally biodegraded.
• China uses around 3 billion plastic bags each day!
• In the UK, each person uses around 220 plastic bags each year
• Around 500, 000 plastic bags are collected during Clean Up Australia Day each year. Clean Up Australia Day is a nationwide initiative to get as many members of the public to get out and pick up litter from their local areas. Unfortunately, each year in Australia approximately 50 million plastic bags end up as litter.
Fortunately, some governments around the world are taking the initiative to deal with the environmental impact of plastic bags by either banning plastic bags or discouraging their usage.
Tags: biodegrade, clean up australia day, environment,


Cows and plastic bags: A picture gallery
by Gandharvika Devi Dasi on January 31, 2011
Here is a sequence of fairly strong images taken at an exhibit in Lucknow that will give you a realistic idea of the effect the polythene bags thrown in the street have on foraging stray cattle.
Every day we consume different products that generate waste.

When we throw our empty plastic bags into the street, animals in search of food are attracted by the smell or crumbs or leftovers still in them. They chew and swallow them as though they were food themselves.

It hurts so much to see what these products can do to the animals. They not only make them sick, but even kill them.

In this series you can see how much plastic was in the stomachs of the dead cows.

Can you imagine the full impact such great amounts of plastic would have in your stomach?
It is very important to reduce our plastic consumption and help protect not only the environment but animals and our families also.

We ask you to love and protect the cows. Sri Krishna loves them, they belong to his family.
Please consider this the next time you go to the market to buy.

This is only one of the many problems that these polythen bags cause. They block the drains making the water stagnate and breed mosquitos. They release toxic chemicals into the river and ground water. They destroy the aesthetics of the town. They kill the animals.
Please support the drive to get Vrindavan’s streets free of plastic to make it cleaner and safer for all creatures, including humans.