P-EWI Donates Cotton Bags For Earth Day
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - To commemorate Earth Day, Local HSE Consultant, P-EWI Brunei donated 1,500 reusable dye-free natural cotton bags to the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation for its ‘Bring Your Own Bag' campaign in a ceremony held at The Empire Hotel and Country Club yesterday afternoon.

The donation was part of an initiative to persuade local shops and shoppers to cut down on the usage of plastic bags.

According to P-EWI Brunei Managing Director, Stewart Olney, "Living to its name of `Adobe of Peace', Brunei has an unique irreplaceable bio-diversity.

"We have to preserve and build on this unique biodiversity, as well as continue on the superb record of environmental conservation in Brunei. We cannot bury ourselves and our wildlife under a mountain of plastic bags.

"What we are doing today through the donation of the reusable environmentally friendly shopping bags to replace the disposable plastic bags, is just a tiny start, and we hope it will encourage the public to act more environmentally conscientious."

On hand to receive the donation from P-EWI was the Head of Environmental Management and Planning Section at the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation, Martinah Hj Tamit. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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