PLASTIC BAN

 

 

       Plastic bags are used by everybody. You get them, right from a vegetable vendor to a designer store. They are convenient and easy to use. But, most of us are blissfully off the repercussions that are occurring and will take place in the future. The following paragraphs discuss the impact of plastic pollution on the environment.Litter the Landscape

 

       Once they are used, most bags go into landfill, or rubbish tips. Each year, more and more bags are ending up littering the environment. Once they become litter, plastic bags find their way into our waterways, parks, beaches, and streets. And, if they are burned, they infuse the air with toxic fumes.Kill Animals

 

       About 100,000 animals, such as dolphins, turtles whales, penguins are killed every year due to these bags. Many animals ingest plastic bags, mistaking them for food and therefore, die. And worse, the ingested plastic bag remains intact even after the death and decomposition of the animal. Thus, it lies around in the landscape where another victim may ingest it. 

 

 

Non - Biodegradable

 

 

       One of the worst environmental effects is that plastic bags are non-biodegradable they are made out of petrochemicals which are non-renewable source of energy. The decomposition takes about 400 years. No one will live so long to witness decomposition of plastic! Thus, save the environment for the future generation of humans as well as animals.

 

 

Petroleum Is Required to Produce Plastic Bags

 

       Petroleum products are diminishing and getting more expensive by the day, since we have used this non-renewable resource, increasingly. Petroleum is vital for our modern way of life. It is necessary for our energy requirements -- for our factories, transport, heating, lighting, and so on.

       Without viable alternative sources of energy yet on the horizon, if the supply of petroleum were to be turned off, it would lead to, practically the entire world grinding to a halt. And to make plastic, about 60 - 100 million barrels of oil are needed every year around the world. Surely, this precious resource should not be wasted on producing plastic bags, should it?

 

 

Create fumes

 

 

       The only way to remove plastic bags are to burn them. This is the only way to get rid off plastic bags for they are non-biodegradable. When plastic bags are burned, they release fumes that contains toxic substances which are harmful to the environment especially to the atmosphere. For those reasons, plastic bags add problem to air pollution.