June 5th was World Environment Day, and this year’s theme was “Final Judgment”. India is the host country of this year’s World Environment Day. The government held a themed publicity exhibition in New Delhi capital to call on the whole community to work together to fight plastic pollution. .
Put on VR (virtual reality) glasses and place them in a small submarine. Dive into the deep sea and experience a variety of fish swimming around. However, as the submarine moves forward, the fish slowly starts to decrease, but instead, there are various types of fish. The plastic products, when the submarine floated, were found to be surrounded by plastic garbage. This is the scene that reporters felt when they experienced the World Environment Day theme publicity event.
Christine, an environmental protection commissioner from the United Nations Environment Program, told reporters that plastic-based pollution has seriously affected the marine ecology. However, due to geographical factors, most people feel that they are far away from themselves. Therefore, they hope to experience the experience of visitors through VR technology. The immersive feeling awakens everyone's attention to the pollution of plastic products.
Visitor Anita told reporters that after watching the VR demo, he was very shocked. He never thought that plastic products would bring such great harm to the marine ecology. This experience enabled her to recognize this effect at a close distance. Use plastic products with care because it is related to the future of many marine species.
On the 4th when attending the exhibition, Indian Environment Minister Vardan stated that for India, this year's World Environment Day is not a 'symbolic' celebration, but a mission. He appealed to the Indian people to take up the responsibility of creating a green society. Responsibility, and urge them to develop good environmental practices in their daily lives.
On the eve of the World Environment Day, the Haryana State Government of India announced that it prohibits the use of disposable cups in all government departments of the state; the Tamil Nadu government announced that it has completely banned production, sales, and storage since January 1, 2019. And use disposable plastics.
With the concerted appeal of people from all walks of life, many Indian people have begun to reduce the use of plastic products as much as possible. Yadoff, the owner of a candy store, told reporters that he has been using paper packaging for more than five years. 'My shop offers ready-to-eat snacks. , All are packed in paper trays or paper bags. I only use plastic bags for packaging when customers buy in large quantities'.
The Indian government hopes that through this theme publicity exhibition, people will consider how to change their daily life habits and reduce the heavy burden of plastic pollution on the natural environment, wildlife and human health.