Plastics will be banned in 2021 in the CDMX, according to the new Solid Waste Law.
A reform to article 25 of the Solid Waste Law was approved and it prohibits the use of single-use plastics in Mexico City. This measure seeks to increase the use of plastics that are biodegradable or compostable.
PLASTICS WILL BE BANNED IN 2021
From 2021, the commercialization, distribution and delivery of plastic objects such as cutlery, chopsticks, straws, balloons, glasses with lids, food trays, microplastics such as coffee capsules will be prohibited… This is in order to reduce the amount of garbage that is generated in the city and that finally goes to the ocean.
If you have a store and you do not give biodegradable plastic bags, you could receive a fine of up to 160,000 pesos.
The Greenpeace Ecological Organization indicated that in Mexico one person uses 650 plastic bags a year.
Dad can teach your child to recycle and not waste. We all must take care of Planet Earth, it is our only home.
In order for your child to learn to recycle, we leave you the following tips:
- It teaches how to separate waste. Follow the color rule:
* Green for organic * Gray for inorganic - Separate devices and other components: if cell phone, charger or batteries are out of order, teach your child that there are special deposits for them and that they do not go in the common garbage.
- Special spaces for recycling: make special waste cans with geometric shapes and colors to better identify them: a green triangle for organics and a gray box for inorganics. Distribute organic pots in the bathroom and kitchen and inorganic pots in the rest of the house.
- Create a memorama: make a memory game of green and gray cardboard pieces so they learn to differentiate between organic and inorganic.
- Draw pictures on both sides of the paper.
- Reuse school materials: such as colors, pencil sharpeners, rulers, backpacks … Everything that can be used.
- Do not use wrapping for gifts, or make beautiful wrapping by recycling paper (a mood is a newsprint, which makes them look very original and fun).
With your example to recycle, teach your child to recycle, so they will become more aware and responsible for their environment.
What objects recycle in your house?