Nowadays, plastic is considered a great environmental and health hazard. Plastic bags and food wrappers are consumed by animals leading to digestive problems that can cause their death. Animals can get trapped with bags around their heads causing them to suffocate. Plastic bags tend to disrupt the environment in a serious way. They get into soil and slowly release toxic chemicals. They eventually break down into the soil, with the unfortunate result being that animals eat them and often choke and die. The plastic pieces are polluting even our oceans causing negative impact on hundreds of different species of marine plants and animals.
On the other hand, there are positive points, as well. Plastic bags are durable and weatherproof, stronger than paper and resistant to many chemicals. They are the most convenient packaging option, good for branding and cheaper than paper or cloth packaging. Most of the plastic bags are biodegradable, i.e. they can be broken down in a reasonable amount of time when thrown in the waste. Biodegradable plastic bags leave no trace behind and are safe for the environment.
Definitely, there should be ban on plastic use otherwise the situation is going to be worse in near future.
Alternative of this could be production of bioplastics from natural materials, which are degradable in shorter times as compared to conventional plastics. Recently, some research has been reported on conversion of agricultural crop residues into bioplastics. This aspect needs to be explored more.
there are several mean of reducing uses of plastic. one way is to ban it through law law enforcing agencies and put penalty on it consumption. second way of minimizing the plastic use if by is by social mobilizations of people against its consumption and reduce the demand in the market. other way is to is find the alternate solution so that plastic uses can be restricted with out compromising consumer convenience.
All plastic is not bad; it is important to prevent misuse and disuse of plastic which harms the flora and fauna. For branding jute is a better alternative as it can be reused and recycled. Achieving a balance for planet earth for prosperity is the underlying motto. The ban , if any , is imposed to make us (corporations and consumers) realise that we belong to EARTH. "The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed," Mahatma Gandhi said in what is now one of his best-known quotes. Its ubiquity is for good reason. Innovation for viable alternatives as enshrined in holistic marketing is the new opportunity!
The problem is not the plastics themselves but what people do with them after their use.
Plastics are very useful materials and they are the best solution to several modern life needs. Most of the problems that someone associates to plastics are in fact problems about the wrong post consumption destination.
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