Plastic shopping bags contribute to the pollution of land and sea. Some people think they should be banned. Do you agree or disagree ?

No one would deny that the

plastic

bags used in supermarkets and shops have a negative

effect

on the

environment

because they do not degrade and end up as litter in our cities or oceans.

However

, the replacements for

plastic

bags

also

carry significant environmental risks.

That is

why I think

plastic

bags should not be banned. The main environmental side

effect

related to

plastic

bags is that they pollute both the land and water. An insignificant percentage of

peoople

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

people

may reuse or recycle

plastic

bags, but most ultimately litter or throw them in the trash. If they are thrown in the trash,

plastic

bags will wind up in the ever-increasing number of

landldskfvsfills

and contribute to soil pollution. The ones that are simply tossed in the street clog drains in cities and eventually find their way to the sea and entangle marine life.

This

is why many feel that

plastic

bags should be banned. Despite the advantages of banning

plastic

bags, the solutions for

plastic

bags are worse

then

Suggestion

Then

the original problem. Most people who advocate banning

plastic

bags suggest paper bags (which are biodegradable) or reusable bags that are typically made from cotton or

plastic

. Both of these replacements are

flawked

having a blemish or flaw

flawed

. Paper bags require us to continue clearing forests and

also

carry a large carbon footprint. Reusable bags are plagued by similar problems. Independent studies have shown that the production of cotton and reusable

plastic

causes more harm to the

environment

than disposable

plastic

bags. Coupled with the fact that reusable bags are more difficult to recycle, their overall

effect

on the

environment

is worse. To conclude, I do not think overly simplistic restrictions on

plastic

bags would have the desired positive

effect

. Rather than thoughtlessly banning them, policy makers should come up with a policy that balances the materials we use for bags in order to produce an overall positive impact on the

environment

.