NUR FARIHIN BINTI IBRORHENG @ IBRAHIM, 2211354

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA KULLIYYAH OF

ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

DEPARTMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL AND INTERDISPLINARY STUDIES

UNGS 1201

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

Semester 1, Session 2022/2023

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL

Lecturer: Dr Irina

Prepared By: Nur Farihin Binti Ibrorheng @ Ibrahim, 2211354

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I always thought that plastics is a good help for us. I didn’t know of this until I watched a
documentary of the sea life. Plastic was invading every corner of the world’s seas, with huge
floating garbage patches accumulating in the middle of the ocean, for example the great pacific
garbage patch. In fact, today the equivalent of a garbage truckload of plastic is dumped in the sea
every single minute, joining the million tons already floating there. This plastic breaks down into
smaller and smaller pieces known as microplastics, which now outnumber the stars in the milky
way galaxy by at least 500 times and now is sleeping into every living creature in the ocean.
Essentially, our oceans have turned into a toxic plastic soup. The worst part is we as human is the
massive part of the problem, so we needed a change. A dramatic change in our culture that starts
with ourselves.

So, for myself, the personal challenge is to go plastic free and what I decided to do at first is sign
the petitions but even though I already do that, I did nothing to protect what I loved. So, from then
on, I decided to become plastic police. I donated to every ocean charity I could. I also attended
beach cleanups and carried reusable cutlery and a tumbler wherever I went. I also bring my bag
instead of using plastic bags when I do grocery.

Overall, I learned a lot from the challenge. It was hard at first but as days goes by, it was fair to
adapt to the new culture and I believe that this small actions of mine will definitely helps the
environment. My mission is to stop the world from using plastic toothbrushes, straws, cutlery,
bottles, bags, or anything single-use plastic and I was going to stop at nothing until my message
was heard.

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