SHOULD PLASTIC BE BANNED?
Plastic bags are a major cause of environmental pollution.
Plastic are substances which are non-biodegradable and thus plastic bags
remain in the environment for hundreds of years polluting it immensely. Plastic bags have a wide range of
usability in our day to day lives. It has
become very essential to ban plastic bags before they ruin our planet
completely.
PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PLASTIC
BAGS:
Plastic bags are non-biodegradable. Thus, disposing
of the plastics is the biggest challenge. They are destroying nature due
to their harmful effect. Plastic bags have become the main cause of land pollution today. The plastic bags entering into
the water bodies are a major cause of water pollution.
Animals and marine creatures unknowingly consume plastic particles
along with their food. Research shows that waste plastic bags have been a major
reason for untimely animal deaths.
The
production of plastic bags releases toxic
chemicals. These are the main cause of serious illness. The polluted
environment is a major reason for various diseases which are spreading easily
in human beings. Using plastic bags to heat food in a microwave
causes the release of toxins to the food in it, which upon consumption by
humans cause diseases like Cancer and Asthma.
REASONS TO BAN PLASTIC BAGS:
Waste plastic bags are polluting the land and water immensely. Plastic bags have become a threat to the life of animals living on earth as well as in water. Chemicals released by waste plastic bags enter the soil and make it infertile. Plastic bags are having a negative impact on human health. Plastic bags lead to the drainage problem.
CONCLUSION:
It is time for us to stand united to fight against this plastic. If each one of us follows the ways to beat plastic pollution shared here then we can certainly bring down the pollution level to a large extent. The plastics should be used in a limited quantity, so that we can control the usage of plastics. Finally, I conclude that the plastic the usage of plastic should be reduced.