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- Plastic bags are essentially indestructible, yet they're used and thrown away with reckless abandon. Most end up in the ocean, where they pollute the water and harm marine life; the rest are burned in garbage piles, where they release harmful dioxins into the atmosphere. Melati and Isabel Wijsen are on a mission to stop plastic bags from suffocating their beautiful island home of Bali. Their efforts - including petitions, beach cleanups, even a hunger strike - paid off when they convinced their governor to commit to a plastic bag-free Bali by 2018. "Don't ever let anyone tell you that you're too young or you won't understand," Isabel says to other aspiring activists. "We're not telling you it's going to be easy. We're telling you it's going to be worth it."
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Their smiles and their enthusiasm are so contagious!! I’m very impressed by their work and I think they should go on!! Good job!!
Yes, you are absoulutely right. I think they are very enthusiatic in this project and speech. It really taught us a lesson: Do not think that kids are powerless, they are strong and intelligent as Einstien☺. It really couraged me to help the world, so I am deciding to make videos about recycling and other videos that can make our planet a better place. Are you with me?😊😀😁😂😃😄😅😆😇😉😍😘😙😗😋😝😜😛😚😎😌😖😏🤓🤗🤑😉🙃🙂🤣🤡🤠😺😸😹😻😽🙈🙉👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This is a brave movement from children at such a young age. They DO something positive for the environment, and they WORK hard to make it happened. So why all the hate? It's easy to critizise, but have you done smthg good (or even better than this) for the planet?
+metalhead2508 they started at the age 10 and 12 years old. They see a problem, and then they try to fix it with a rather simple method that they (and probably most children) would think at that age. This is supposed to be an invitation, an encouragement to do something to solve this issue together. What I see is that people just critisize without giving any better solutions.
Belial What's your problems? So negative
@Nyar Hey, do you get the point of this video??? This video is trying to encourage kids (like me) to help the world even if we‘re young. As they say "Us kids may only be 25% of the world‘s population, but we are 100% of the future." So if you are seeing this, stop complaining. Not only it is really bad for your brain, it is also a waste of time. Why don‘t you help the enviroment or the elderly now?☺☺☺☺
@Mr. Morningstar Alternative cloth bags disintegrate if they are thrown out. They decompose. Plastic bags do not decompose instead they end up in the stomachs of whales who die a gruesome death from starvation this has happened several times already. People will not throw cloth bags out because they feel good in the hand and are reusable for a life time. What those kids are doing is remarkable and deeply compassionate. Nobody interferes into someone's private life. And we all live here on this one beautiful planet Earth which is our life giver and the other species are our protegees.
These two girls are simply amazing!
At a very young age they started a very efficient and promising campaign, that in my opinion can be seen as a little but also as a big step towards the achievement of a greener world. They are also really energetic and determined. These girls are really inspirational!
Awesome girls, really good speakers and passionate world savers.
No they aren't. They should redesign plastics to biodegrade rather than ban them. I lived with several poor in Philippines they already reuse bags the fact that they don't have a care if they littering and garbage doesn't break down is the problem. not the bag you take a 1/2 penny bag force them to buy bags that are heavier and a lot more expensive since they also wear out also get bacteria on your food. I don't give kids a pass in idiotic ideas that kill people.
+Wizard M well, they didn't ban biodegradable plastic bags. This is in every way a step in the right direction, the biodegradable bags have to serve as a substitute, its no longer just a fancy option.
Amazing girls :)
Your parents and Bali should be extremely proud!
Why does this have so many downvotes? These kids not only have a great message, but they actually accomplished what they wanted to get done!
+belialpt are you forgetting that they are kids?
No, I recognize that I can't expect children to grasp the same complexities that adults can. They had a good idea regardless. What's your solution then?
+okay however young these two may be, they are concerned for the world around them, the environment, everything that is close and dear to their hearts, which is inspirational.
belialpt People survived without plastic bags before, they can again. Also infections, really? It's called washing your freaking bags! Still waiting for your solution.. Unless you don't have one?
Are you suggesting that plastic bags are as essential to your life as COOKING FOOD!? lol Stop deflecting for a second and answer the question. Plastic bags are useless. I happen to agree that plastic bags need to be banned or taxed heavily. A college town I live nearby has banned them altogether, and guess what? They're still ok. Everyone has gotten used to bringing their reusable bags. There aren't massive outbreaks of infections. Ireland has taxed their bags for around 14 years and when the tax was first implemented the amount of bags per person fell sharply 92%.
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/world/europe/31iht-bags.4.9650382.html?_r=0
The comment section is toxic. handle with care.
+osvaldgruppen
But it´s way more fun to handle it without care.
+belialpt your full of bs and you know it. free speech.
+belialpt how is this bam going to harm more, and how will the ban increase pollution?
+Antonio Mendoza *ban
+belialpt all i hear from you is bla bla bla, these kids dwarf you compared.
I am really inspired by their attitudes. They are really brave, consistent and diligent. The environmental issues are now widely known, but few people are ready to make a difference. We are good at finding out problems, but when the problems are not solved properly, they are still there and negatively affect the developmemt of society. Their story, together with others really makes me believe that everything is possible.
Those two girls have made such an amazing job and they are so young. How inspiring!
They taught us that dreams can come true if someone is determined and that we don't need adults to do something we can do on our own. Every child and teenager should see this and be inspired to do the best in his/her life to protect our planet from bad decisions people had made during the time.
They were just a few children at the beginning and already did so much. Let's imagine if every child in the world did something as Isabel and Melati did: we would change the world completely!
Very brave girls. Watching this video makes me think that I am extremely proud to be an Indonesian. I very much support the movement to say bye bye to plastic bags and I wish you good luck for your ideas and mission. Salam Indonesia!
I guess most of you don't live on an island and therefore you can't see what all this plastic means. 2nd, the usage of plastic bags in Asia is crazy. You get everything you buy in it. A drink? Plastic bag. Rice? Plastic bag ... Stuff you can fit in 2 bags? 5 bags ... Buy a pack of gum? Bag ... and now think how an island can get rid of it in a environmentally save way. There is non, most have to export it to a recycling plant ... or let i rot (will not happen), or throw it in the sea ... So avoiding it in the first place is the right thing to do. Thanks for the video, i wish "we" had someone like the 2 girls on the island i live (much smaller). I try to do my part by collect all what is recyclable (mainly bottles, because tap water is not save, but also paper, glass and plastic in general) to get it recycled (locals pick it up for free and they get money for it). But of course i also try avoid getting plastic bags if i don't need them. And i'm not a hippie at all, i just care what happens to "my" island.
I went to Bali for a month and plastic is a big issue there. On our beach where we stayed we saw a huge amount of plastic and it was really sad :(
Why are people giving thumbs down? The speech is good.
plastic bags have been banned in Mauritius.
keep up the good work.
do not let them make you regress. persevere persevere and stay focus on the goal.
Plastic bags are not the problem. We just need a willingness to put trashes in their own places. And again, everyone has their own mind. I REALLY appreciate this movement and this is supposed to be done on entire earth.
I really liked this video and I found it super inspirational! It's amazing how these two young girls have made a significant difference in their own country!
They both are one of my inspirations to form my very own NGO to empower children in Indonesia about healthy environment through fun and creative learning. Thank you byebyeplasticbags for being an inspiration
I cannot believe the negativity in this comment section. These two young girls are taking amazing strides to clean up their island and are so brave. Stride on, you beautiful warriors!
An inspirational pair of young leaders! We need more people like you ❤❤
now i know where was those no plastic bag campaign that was running by the ministry of environment in indonesia took an inspiration from. this newly campaign is also started in 2016. this campaign is already applied in almost all market in indonesia, by giving these plastic bag some price. and the final target is for free plastic bag in 2020. thats mean your spirit and vision is already be heard not only in bali island scale but even in a nationwide scale. congrats to you girls and your team, i never expect this great campaign was formed from this wonderful kids as around same age as i am. iam an indonesian myself, but i live in jogjakarta. i took a big inspiration from u all. thanks for your hard work :D
when i click this i don't know both girl say about plastic campaign but this presentation is very very interesting. i never close my eyes when both girl say something.
Proud of you
Bravo to these young girls and all the staff for this initiative. It should not just in Bali but all over the world. Want to have it also the Philippines to be plastic bag and all these plastic packages, drinking bottles in the groceries be banned.
they now have 50 locations across the world
The decline in use of disposable materials is a great idea. It really helps fight against litter and pollution. Kids count too and this is a great example of it.
OK, their presentation is a bit over-rehearsed but the use of plastic bags is a problem not just in Bali but all over Indonesia. In many areas there are no refuse disposal facilities or collection service. The tendency to place anything and everything in a plastic bag combined with a lack of education and a habit of treating rivers and canals as a dustbin make this a serious issue. Plastic bags block drains causing serious flooding in the rainy season affecting property, causing traffic congestion and even resulting in loss of life. Well done girls!
wanna cry... SO DAMN GOOD KIDS
I MET HER TODAY IN MY SCHOOL OMGGG SHE DID AN AWESOME PRESENTATION AND SPEECH
what are you guys been complaining about? they have good intention and i thin that they're really amazing
Good job girls! - To ban plastic bags could be a part of the solution, actually, but we have to do much more...
Let's do it!
I think that these two girls made an incredible and admirable job by committing themselves in a problem that concerns everybody on this planet; what they did and what they reached should be of great inspiration for us all.
On Oahu a ban on plastic bags was instituted with exceptions, like reusable bags are okay. Now most of the places I used to get thin plastic bags offer me much thicker reusable plastic bags instead. I handle the bags exactly the same way I did before the ban, but now they will surely take far longer to decompose.
+TomlinsTE Well, you SHOULD be recycling them and not just doing what you did before. Sounds like you're throwing them out. SHAME on you! Especially living somewhere as beautiful as Hawaii and disrespecting the land like that.
+Sheryl Schroeder They aren't recyclable, they are re-usable, and we do re-use them, however I suspect a very large number of them end up in landfills where the new (improved) versions surely take longer to decompose. I think the efforts here have been short sighted and pointless. A better solution might have been to offer flimsy biodegradable bags for people who forget to bring their own bags and maybe even offer a tiny discount or reward to those that bring their own.
Good job guys! I'm inspired
Living here in Bali or anywhere in Indonesia you will notice locals of any age littering, if you come here watch the people as they exit the door of an indomart shop etc and 8 out of 10 times they will open a wrapper cigarette or food and drop it on the ground in front of anyone without any fear of it being wrong or illegal, in traffic cars in front of you will expel plastic and water bottles too,
take a drive throughout the country and you will see mountains of trash piles in places, if you travel to Tabanan and spend time in that area between Canggu and Bedugal you will notice the intoxicating smell and clouds of smoke drifting offshore in the dry season along with the doubly rice grass burn offs... there is no infrastructure big enough here and most officials are corrupt and obviously don't care enough, the Bali government has only really been in existence for 5 years with a governor who is improving things but not focusing enough on the trash epidemic.
Integrity doesn't breed well here to tackle this disgusting problem, education in Bali must improve dramatically especially in Balinese culture,
If they want to be clean they must make take a firm stance on littering in the media everywhere and adopt methods like Japan or Singapore and educate the public that its everyone's problem after you drop that plastic...you cannot solely blame education, the parenting problem is tough too as they rarely have an ideal upbringing in the home to instill good hygienic standards, the majority of uneducated Indonesians I know come across as very lazy people no argument there, the problem is the government and the population is immense to undertake a socioeconomic change for a trash free future... plastic bags are not the only problem.
Andy Trilford out of all comments here, i like yours the most. you are an intellectual 😂😂😇
awww that is by far one of the BEST TED Talks I've heard so far!!!!!!! Kudos I wish I could get their signatures ♥♥♥ :) So confident and driven!!
I got her signature and took a selfie today!! I’m so happy!! :D she was doing an awesome presentation in my school:D
I did some research and it turns out reusable bags actually are better because:
*negative environmental impact of plastic.
*if you just wash your reusable bag once a month no disease and @37$ a year you will be largely contributing to a better future so that'll make up for lost money if you have a conscience.
*number of uses per bag to make it overall cleaner than plastic: polyethylene - 4, polypropylene - 11, cotton - 131 (all achievable).
Those two young ladies must have really good parents. To take the initiative to do something like this.
That being said, I wonder if this result was part of the initial plan? or if this was what it evolved into?
The reason I say this is because it seems kind of hard core response to plastic bags in general. But will probably work. They could have upped the recycling but I guess they looked at statistics and thought.."Hey this won't work" or something. ?
멜라틴 언니!멋져요♡나도 멜라틴 언니가 처음에 활동을 시작했을 때의 나이인 12살이에요. 이 영상을 보고, 멜라틴 언니를 알기 전에는 자존감과 자존심이 낮았는데 이 영상을 알고, 멜라틴 언니를 알고,자존감과 자존심이 높아지고 용기를 가지게 되었어요. 이젠 그 어떠한 시련을 맞아도 언니처럼 행동할 거에요! 항상 응원해요!
Omg I did a ted talk about plastic when I was in 5th grade and I talked about Bali’s trash issue.
good campaign from our sisters:)
there are a lot of plastic bag waste in another Indonesian big city too, like a JAKARTA,BANDUNG etc. so i hope in the future another cities will follow soon"free plastic bag". .
Don't read the comments, don't read the comments...
*scrolls down*
Damn it.
+King of Kings true .. oh so true ...
+Rabbit Cube Same man u are not alone in this , this is worse than cancer i swear, gota step up my game in self control
Lady Diana???!???
+qwaqwa1960 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Totally agree with them ,we had the same issue in my country but no one think about it YET .
thanks for motivating me I'm definitely start this in India. bt I'll start from my city to multi cities and whole country... me do some.small small project like distribute paper bags and all bt for a day or so. but this time I won't stop until india ia plastic free...
I don't understand why TED would upload this.
Their content has been lack luster as of late
+MarkBTW I'm sure there's a lot you don't understand.
+MarkBTW It is creepy to watch someone attack two kids who have bravely gone out into their communities to advocate for awareness and ACTION so as to educate their peers AND the adults to be cognizant of how environmentally destructive plastic bags are while you sit behind your keyboard and judge.
+redalert375 The earth will be ok with plastic bags,it won't be destoried by plastic bags .
Estas chicas son líderes y nos dan un gran ejemplo al preocuparse por un problema ambiental de enormes dimensiones, como es la basura plástica.
You girls are an inspiration. Single use plastic waste is becoming a massive issue and you two are leading the way. Keep up the good work.
OMGGGG I JUST MET HER TODAY IN NY SCHOOL :D :D SHE WAS DOING AN AWESOME PRESENTATION TO US ABOUT BYE BYE PLASTIC BAGS!! OMGGG
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2019 our new Governor of Bali banned plastic bag , of course not every company or seller will do that, but it needs time to change, but it one of postive movement, but the side effects is the plastic bag seller income is decrease because no one buy their plastic bag. Solution makes a problem, and we need to resolve it too
Keep it up girls. You and your team are amazing!
What a great two girl. an amazing inspiration of young age to campaign about the environment we all lived in make our environment greener and the world we live in free of plastic bags, I love the two gals!!
I cried, they're such an inspirational
Melati & isabel.. this is a great idea 🖒🖒🖒, to reduce use plastic .
Plastic bag bans hurt the poor the most. They're usually implemented by taxing the bags, which is very regressive. People should be free to choose whatever bag they want.
+Naveen "Plastic bag bans hurt the poor the most" can you elaborate on that claim?
+TakanashiYuuji +1
+Naveen So, does that same logic apply to other things such as weapons? Should I be able to choose an extremely deadly bomb if I want? If you don't find this comparable, then tell me why, because I see these two examples to be essentially the same.
belialpt I think you missed the purpose behind that statement. I was meaning that I don't people should have the choice for whatever they want if is almost inevitably going to hurt someone.
poor people can bring a cardboard box with them. it's not hard to even make your own bags.
also, no people should not do what ever they want. be it bags or anything else. if it's dangerous and harms and even kills it's usually illegal. or should be.
stop the hate on plastic bags
If you like plastic bags so much, then why are you watching this campaign to ban them ? You liking plastic bags makes you no better than the people who litter them.
Reading these comments on freedom of choose makes me feel so happy!
Inspiring!
Much respect for this two girls
These girls will create the future WORLD !!!
Amazing!!
In Semarang, plastic bags are also banned. But not completely. Thanks to Melati and Isabel
:')
I'm glad Bali will be plastic free soon. I'll definitely be bringing my own bag.
Half of these comments are about how toxic the comment section is. I don't see any bad ones
Very great talk amazing
one of my fav talk
From an engineer's viewpoint, plastic bags are far more superior. They are more strong and very cheap to manufacture. And who said they're not 'green'? They're recyclable, aren't they?
+Ian Swart yes, and if governments would invest money into making bags biodegradable rather than banning them would be much better :D
havingMC I totally agree. Rather than consulting ignorant children, employ specialist engineers! And to make matters worse that children totally overlooked the idea of using biodegradable plastic bags instead of regular plastic bags.
Ian Swart yeah, and that way things stay cheap and people get jobs too!
I don't know what's the worse part of this comment , beginning by saying 'from an engineers viewpoint' , or assuming all plastic bags are recyclable
+Brandan Nolan Polyethylene is by far the most used plastic to manufacture bags, because of it's strength, durability and the fact it can be *recycled*
a very good beggining, but this is about plastic carry bag which is tip of an iceberg. All daily needs come in plastic packaging just because companies want the products branded, consumer lost trust in un packed stuff and lot of products move long distance instead of selling local.
Quite well practiced, I will giv them that.
They don't seem to understand why plastic bags are so good to use. Net bags, newspaper bags, all good for the environment, but cant contain any liquids at all. They are weak and flimsy. Even more so then plastic bags.
At GlobalOwls, we really love the way they inspire thousands of people to take action. Today! We've covered their story on our blog. For those interested in their journey, check it out: globalowls.com/banning-plastic-bags-bali/
Inspiring
You are such a beautiful example of, that we All matter in the Univers.
Thank you. See at your deposition.
It doesn't work in California. Everyone just buys thicker plastic bags that are "reusable", but no one reuses it. Then there's the other companies that still have the same thin bags and slap a green 'reusable' logo.
There's something called recyclable plastic bags....
and they mentioned only 5% is recycled.
Lol.
It is quite hard to recycle plastic bags and very impractical for recycling plants
That's green washing. It's a lie. They take almost just as long as regular plastic bags to degrade and they fill up land fills. There is however bioplastic which does degrade
Very inspirational 👏👏👏
Not just plastic bags, as well as plastic bottles, plastic furniture, plastic products etc.
Instead of investing in education and recycling , just ban all packaging.and plastic stuff, no more trash !.
It will be a good campaign
True heroes
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these girls are so awesome
Nice job, carry on!
Proud of you girls!!
everyone complains about all the garbage why don’t they do something about it
ya inaya
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@@crownyk8351 its me vrohm i found your yt in the mr sammy vid
ban all the things!
+Dakota Harms
No, just plastic bags.
+lovingboarding Really! You're willing to stop with plastic bags? You lie.
CCornelius I don't buy any plastic bags and I hate it when it's forced on me. It would be much easier to avoid plastic bags if they're banned.
Or we do it like in Ireland. I mean, look at the results there! Real results should drive our decisions.
+CCornelius I'm not willing to stop with plastic bags. Why would that be a bad thing? You should consider yourself extremely privileged that you can live a life of luxury at the expense of your children and your children's children. You should probably also be ashamed of that.
+CCornelius I've stopped using plastic bags. I use reusable bags whenever I go shopping. It's not hard if you aren't lazy. It takes half a second to grab the bags and bring them with you.
why so many negative comments? someone explain me
More laws = less freedom
+Eric21ND ............Oh boy
MUH.. MUH... MUH FREEDOM!!!
+Kian Heus They may take our plastic bags, but they'll never take muh freedom!
+Eric21ND
What I´m going to say may seem obvious, but sometimes it´s better to have certain laws, than to have certain freedoms. An example would be murder: It´s better to have a law against murder, than to give everyone the freedom murder anyone they want. The law against murder takes away your freedom to murder, but history has proven, that societies with such a law work better than societies in which you have the freedom to murder. So even if a law takes away some of your freedoms, it can still be a good law.
i don't...? what? is this what you're terrified of? plastic bags...?
Brilliant!
Inspiração para nosso futuro 👏🏾
"Lets just ban the whole god damn ban the whole god damn" by Russell Bitters.
just saw the ad in the recommendation about her, wonder how she speak indonesia but sounds like a foreigner, now i know why she sounds like that, her english is just as good as a native speaker 😂
Super Superb!!! Super Superb!!! Super Superb!!! Super Superb!!! Superb Superb Superb!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!
lo pusieron en mi clase de ingles
I really want to be significant like them, but I am limited by time. My school doesn't do what girls' school does. My school is all on remembering stuff and understanding things. Without putting it into practicality. I am just wishing to find a school that fits me. Then move there to practice my skills. I am in Indonesia, any suggestion?
+Basil Gan hahahaha thank you.
wer hat auch heute englisch Prüfung geschrieben und es war ein Text darüber ? 😂😂
barisy58 ja😂
Wel done girls....... Happy to hear get inspired by our great leader Mr. Mahatma Gandhi. I see future generation at least thinking for their future generation.....Great....Say No to plastic bags.
So inspiring!! Really like they’re extremely talented. I want to commit to stopping using plastic bags
*Fala ai turma 1901 também to fazendo o trabalho* hehe
Save Our Planet.
I think the same thing...
good job kids!!
Perfect
When I was child I thought brake pads should be made of leather.