The Golden One - August 10, 2018


New Zealand Bans Single-Use Plastic Bag. Joyous News!


Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

140.48338

Word count

372

Sentence count

23


Summary

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New Zealand has banned the single use plastic bag. This is a good step in the right direction and I hope more countries do the same. I also congratulate the turtle and all the other marine life affected by plastic pollution.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Greetings and salutations everyone. We have some joyous news from New Zealand who, in their infinite wisdom, has decided to, during the next year, ban the single-use plastic bag.
00:00:16.200 And I must obviously congratulate them for this righteous decision. In my humble view, the plastic bag is a perfect example of how human convenience comes before the environment, but no longer, in the case of New Zealand at least.
00:00:34.480 Now obviously this is just one thing. There are many more steps to be taken to find a solution to the pollution, the plastic pollution of the world oceans.
00:00:46.600 But I celebrate and I endorse any and all initiatives, all steps to reduce the plastic pollution.
00:00:55.860 Now obviously New Zealand isn't the primary culprit when it comes to the destruction of the environment and especially the pollution of the seas.
00:01:06.360 The rivers that are most responsible for this are located mainly in China.
00:01:12.520 So you can think about that the next time you buy Chinese products.
00:01:17.140 But with that said, New Zealand can set a good example for other nations to follow.
00:01:23.000 And also, this isn't really a large sacrifice for any humans to make to not have access to a plastic bag every time you go shopping.
00:01:33.900 You might as well take a cotton bag with you, which you have all the time when you shop.
00:01:39.300 It's quite convenient. I've done so myself over this last year.
00:01:43.040 And also if you wonder about the turtle on the picture you're seeing before you, it's because these sort of marine animals, I'm sure they're very happy about this decision.
00:01:54.460 Because plastic pollution, it takes its toll on a lot of animals and especially such a thing as plastic bags, it can actually suffocate certain animals such as turtles.
00:02:08.320 So I am absolutely certain that this fine turtle, he or she, is very happy about this decision.
00:02:16.640 So anyway, I just wanted to share this good news and I hope more countries are following suit.
00:02:23.360 And yet again, this is not the end solution, but this is one step in the right direction.
00:02:29.960 And all of those must be celebrated.
00:02:33.160 So with that said, I hope you have a lovely weekend ahead.
00:02:37.580 XOXO, boom.