Single-use plastic bags may seem insignificant, but they can have a big impact on the environment. If we all use just one bag a day, that adds up to billions of bags per year. Many of these bags end up in landfills, where they take hundreds of years to decompose. Others pollute our oceans and waterways, where they can harm wildlife and enter the food chain.

We all have a responsibility to reduce our use of single-use plastics. We can do this by bringing our own reusable bags when we go shopping, using reusable water bottles and coffee mugs, and avoiding disposable straws and utensils.

By making small changes in our daily lives, we can make a big difference in the fight against plastic pollution.

Let’s stop using plastic. Let’s beat plastic pollution.

Directed by: Saw Ronson Sein Dwe

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UN-Habitat, in partnership with AES Myanmar – Creative Media Institute and Prevent Plastics Myanmar, organized the Beating Plastic Pollution Short Film Competition. The purpose is to raise awareness about plastic issues, impacts, and solutions and to change community behaviors on plastic use and waste management.

This video is one of the contestant videos that was created based on the story and messages about how plastic issues, impacts, and solutions are addressed.

Let’s work together to beat plastic pollution!

#BeatPlasticPollution