Fewer plastic bags mean better future

I REFER to the letter “Plastic ban will hit the pockets of Penangites,” (The Star, Nov 19) and I would like to say that the inconvenience of banning plastic bags would be bearable if we think about the future of our children and the generations that follow.

Think about how the non-biodegradable things we throw will outlive us and many generations after us because they can take hundreds of years to disintegrate.