At this point for recyclable materials in Kiev people is not the first year bring waste paper, plastic bottles and aluminum. But on the first of November here we began to take on the processing and plastic bags. This is a novelty for Ukraine.

“Here in this bag 2 kilos – counts Victor Medina worker point for recycling -. A total of somewhere for two days passed about 5 kg packs We accept them in any condition The main thing that was clear to the inside was not.. food waste. ”

For delivery of plastic bags get paid. However, to earn even one dollar, you need to bring about four thousand packages. From the money can be dispensed with, then the funds will be sent to charity.

Now, instead of plastic bags for recycling points in largely fall into the garbage containers, and then – to the landfill, where often fly across the neighborhood, says ecologist Alexander Sokolenko. Decompose toxic wastes are several hundred years old, polluting the environment.

“A lot of cases where animals are killed because of the fact that eat acorns together with a package residues, which are everywhere in any forest: clogged intestine and the animal dies, – says Alexander Sokolenko, representative of the National Ecological Centre of Ukraine – Today, Ukraine has accumulated. tens of billions of tons of waste is one of the highest rates in Europe. The other option but to recycle or incinerate polymers we have today does not. ”

But getting to processing, bags bring some benefit. They can serve as raw material for the manufacture of new bags or plastic pipe, and of various plastic products.

“Example of them make bottles, cans for some technical parts of the low-density polyethylene makes buckets, basins, -. Says Sergey Volkov, Kievgorvtorresursov officer, project coordinator” packages Package “.

While the majority of Ukrainians are still not willing to give up plastic bags: for example, often do not have a choice in the shops or in the markets.

“Whenever you buy a product, you are offered a package”, – says a resident of Kiev.

“My house is full of packages is not know what to do with just a pity to throw away, but each time taking in the store…”, – They say.

“We simply do not have that mentality as admissible in European countries or in the US It all starts with people.” – Complain Ukrainians.

However, some residents do not use plastic bags, or try not to use them.

“Now, see, I go with the bag: If you buy something, that is, where to put”, – says a resident of Kiev.

Ekobloger Marianne Boyko completely abandoned polyethylene two years ago. Plastic bags she found an alternative: cereals weighs in fabric bags, and meat or cheese – in a glass container.

“I decided to try it?.. Is it possible to live as lived our mothers and grandmothers, when the packet was not – Marianne Boyko says – My husband did not at first understand why it is, and then supported me children I during the experiment did not even buy sweets, which are wrapped in a wrapper made from petroleum products. We purchased in bulk or candy, or wrapped in paper. ”

Organizers say the project will be “packages Package” temporary or permanent – is dependent on the activity of people. They hope that after seizing the initiative of Kiev and other Ukrainian cities. But it is possible that the problem of packet Ukraine still decides on the legislative level: ban the production and use of plastic bags in the Verkhovna Rada was offered a year ago, but the bill is still pending.

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