Hello ASEAN Buddies...
I'm very happy with the zero waste initiative, especially when it comes to plastic. You know how much plastic waste is scattered around my country, right? The amount probably exceeds the population. It's so much because we—the citizens of this country—haven't really moved on from plastic. Everything is packaged in plastic, even if you buy a kilogram of plastic wrap, the seller will give you another plastic bag to carry it—like a goodie bag. You bought one plastic bag and you get another.
I'm honestly trying to reduce the amount of plastic in my life by using alternatives. I can't completely do without plastic yet, but in principle, I'm trying to find alternatives to plastic containers. That's obviously very difficult, especially in an environment like the one around me. And what's unique is that when you start replacing plastic bags with containers that are usually used for goodie bags, you end up piling up those bags. Sometimes this becomes a real dilemma, the accumulation of waste when you buy something from a store that's plastic-free, but we're supposed to buy another bag, and when you forget it, you'll buy another bag, and this continues until you've unknowingly piled up those bags.
Okay, fine, but this isn't about that bag, but about this snack bag...
To reduce single-use plastic waste, I've been following sustainability influencers. To be honest, I'm influenced by a couple of influencers in the sustainability niche. They always amaze me with the things they do every day, which is still very difficult for me. One thing I immediately followed in their content was about replacing single-use items with reusable ones, one of which was this snack bag. It took me a long time to buy this snack bag because it was quite expensive. Hmm, I later learned that this sustainability stuff really isn't cheap.
As for this snack bag, I bought one used by the influencer couple—well, their username is ceritanupi—I bought it because it had a unique pattern and was easy to wash. This snack bag is the most expensive compared to the others, but considering the material used, it seems worth it. This snack bag can even store oily and slightly soupy snacks because the inside can accommodate them without worrying about them leaking.
This second snack bag does look larger, but its shape is generic, like a regular bag. It wasn't Ceritanupi that drew me to buy it—it wasn't because she wasn't promoting this snack bag; I bought it as a cheap alternative. The inside isn't as big as the first snack bag, and I'm worried about storing anything too soupy, so I often use it for dry snacks, like French fries.
So I always carry these two items with me everywhere, always ready in my bag for when I need to buy street snacks. If I happen to forget, I usually don't buy them, sorry, hawker. Cleaning these two snack bags is also very easy; it's like washing dishes; just rinse. But in practice, I mostly use these snack bags for food I can't finish when eating out at restaurants. LOL.
What about you? Have you started making sustainable moves?
What do you think?
Thanks in advance, to read my blog and hope you like my post!
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Vivie Hardika
Hi, Halo, Annyeong! Welcome to my galaxy.
I have so much imagination in my head. Something that I can't achieve as a human and as a girl. So writing is very challenging. Since Junior High School, I have written whatever I want to write. Without skill, I just write what I want to read. Now I have 12th published novels and all of those are romance.
Yeah, I proudly say that I am a passionate author, traveler wannabe, and blogger.
