Reduce Before Refuse

One way before you can REFUSE plastic bag is learning how to REDUCE it. Below are some of the ways that can help you to achieve that aim:

Reuse plastic shopping bags and wraps

Utilize reusable shopping bags made of cloth or hemp

Recycle your plastic shopping bags by returning them to the store

If you forget your reusable shopping bag, opt for paper

Minimize your garbage output by composting and recycling

Write to your local and federal governments to demand environmentally-friendly bags (they do exist)

Tell others about the harmful impact of plastic bag usage

Source: http://suite101.com/article/say-no-to-plastic-bags-a20241

Celebrities and Envirosax

Below are some of the famous Hollywood celebrities that caught using Envirosax bag which are one of the famous brand for reusable bag. Take a look at all those picture. If they can REFUSE plastic bag and use reusable bag, why not you?

                                               Jessica Alba

Justin Timberlake

Jennifer Garner

Source: http://blog.envirosax.com/category/celebrities/

Shocking Facts About Plastic Bag

Do you know that plastic bag is harmful? Below is the reason why.

• Plastic bags are made of polyethylene which is a petroleum product
• Production of plastic bag contributes to air pollution and energy consumption
• It takes 1000 years for polyethylene bags to break down
• As polyethylene breaks down, toxic substances leach into the soil and enter the food chain
• Approximately 1 billion seabirds and mammals die per year by ingesting plastic bags
• Plastic bags are often mistaken as food by marine mammals. 100,000 marine mammals die yearly by eating plastic bags
• Plastic bag choke landfills

Source: http://suite101.com/article/say-no-to-plastic-bags-a20241

How to Refuse Plastic Bag?

Source:http://www.good.is/post/how-to-politely-refuse-a-plastic-bag/

Origin of No Plastic Bag Day Campaign

 Source: http://www.evernew.com.my/&docid=xUiUsEnraSBwMM&imgurl

Penang started the ball rolling in Malaysia by launching "No Plastic Bag Day" on every Monday starting July 2009. The state government had come out with this initiative to reduce plastic bag usage besides encourage its citizen to switch to other alternative like reusable bags. Failure to do so will cost customers to pay for 20 cent per charge per bag.

Selangor is one of the states that follow Penang step. They launched their first "No Plastic Bag Day"  on 2 January 2010. According to a study done in 2009, around 8 billion plastic bags have been used in Malaysia. Selangor is considered to be a major contributor to that statistic based on the state which is the most populated and urbanised in the country.


Sources: Penang Leads the Way
               Press Statement- No Plastic Bag Day

What does it mean by refuse?

Refuse is to indicate or show that one is not willing to do something. Refuse also mean to indicate that one is not willing to accept or grant something offered or requested. The synonym for this word are decline, deny, reject, repudiate, disallow and repulse. Through Refuse Campaign, we will educate on why you as a teenager should refuse plastic bag from now on.
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Greeting!

Hello everyone! Do you know how to REFUSE? Are you ready to REFUSE? Will you be willing to REFUSE? Keep updated to find out more on Refuse Campaign!  We will educate on why you should refuse plastic bag from now on. :-)