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    This document discusses the issue of plastic waste pollution in Cagayan de Oro City and questions whether residents truly care about the environment holistically. While the city banned plastic bags, plastic straws and bottles are still commonly used. The author argues that residents focus more on following rules than addressing major causes of issues like greenhouse gases. True care requires recognizing humanity's interdependence with nature and acting with awareness of impacts on future generations.

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    This document discusses the issue of plastic waste pollution in Cagayan de Oro City and questions whether residents truly care about the environment holistically. While the city banned plastic bags, plastic straws and bottles are still commonly used. The author argues that residents focus more on following rules than addressing major causes of issues like greenhouse gases. True care requires recognizing humanity's interdependence with nature and acting with awareness of impacts on future generations.

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    This document discusses the issue of plastic waste pollution in Cagayan de Oro City and questions whether residents truly care about the environment holistically. While the city banned plastic bags, plastic straws and bottles are still commonly used. The author argues that residents focus more on following rules than addressing major causes of issues like greenhouse gases. True care requires recognizing humanity's interdependence with nature and acting with awareness of impacts on future generations.

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    Topic: Humanity and Environment

    Do Kagay-anons Really Care?

    Plastic waste has become a major problem in the environment we live in. This is
    because such waste do not decompose. Thus, people are forced to burn them and
    release harmful gases into the atmosphere, otherwise, there would be plastic pollution.
    Recently, the city of Cagayan de Oro banned the use of plastic bags in malls,
    convenient stores,and groceries. This lead to people being forced to bring their own
    “ecobags”,cloth bags, and other possible alternatives to plastic bags. I overheard many
    people complaining about the inconvenience of placing their purchases in paperbags
    that easily tear apart. Even with the banning of plastic bags, fastfood chains still use
    plastic straws, and plastic utensils and beverage is still placed inside plastic bottles.
    With this in mind, we come to question; do people really care for the environment
    holistically?
    The philosophical point of view entails a holistic approach towards caring for the
    environment. What makes this perspective different from others is the fact that it
    considers the survival of human race. In line with this, deep ecology and ecological
    consciousness is considered as a course of action. Deep ecology is destroying the view
    that humans are separate from nature. Thus, it seeks to answer our problems in a
    holistic manner. In the present time , due to human selfishness, our planet is on the
    verge of destruction. The painful truth lies on the mere fact that humans tend to focus
    on economical and material progress instead of the actual preserving and sustaining of
    the planet. This is where the current situation of our city comes into place. Yes, Kagay-
    anons are observing the city’s policies. But, do we really have the intentions of saving
    our planet for the succeeding generations? Even I, as a citizen of Cagayan questions
    my own intention towards our environment. I also question the city official’s intention of
    implementing such policy. I think that the banning of plastic bags in our city only
    contributes to a minor loss of plastic waste. Our city no longer uses plastic bags, but it
    still uses straws, plastic cups, and other plastic materials. In other words, Kagay-anons
    are too focused on trying to follow the rules set by our city officials, but actually, we did
    not know that there are far more things we had done which majorly contributed to the
    release of greenhouse gases, global warming, and climate change. We tend to say that
    we care for the environment, but do we really help preserve and sustain it? There is a
    huge difference between caring and actually putting into action the awareness we
    encountered as inhabitants of the earth. Most people are aware but do not act. With
    this, we should consider ourselves as stewards of the environment, we must care for it,
    not manipulate it. But people nowadays manipulate the environment to their urge of
    fulfilling economical and material desires. Moreover, we are practicing an act we call
    “anthropocentrism”, wherein we focus on the fact that natural resources serve the
    interest of man. In other words, we become insensitive towards the feeling of our own
    environment. Yes, we acquire our personal needs from nature, but do we give
    something good in return?

    The answer to this question is engraved in the palms of our hands. As


    inhabitants of this planet, we must know our footprints. It is up to us to change our
    selfish mindsets into a more holistic approach. If we want to leave a habitable planet for
    the succeeding generation, we must consider the consequences of our actions and how
    it affects other people, especially the future generation. If we do not want our children to
    experience massive destruction and environmental degradation, we must act, starting
    now.

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