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Plastic Shopping bags contribute to the pollution of land and sea. some people think they should be banned do you agree or disagree?

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Plastic
 waste
pollution
 has been an issue that we are trying to tackle since a decade now, yet we haven't reached a conclusive solution for the same. In my view the
plastic
 shopping bags have done much more harm than help, considering today's situations around the globe.
Plastic
 bags are difficult to recycle and degrade, making it a prime catalyst in land and sea
pollution
. We have seen so many examples where animals, not only on land, but
also
 in the sea have been trapped, adversely affected and died, due to our
plastic
 waste. Recent studies have shown that the effects of
plastic
pollution
 on the environment, in many cases will take years to reverse. Government authorities have taken various precautions in the past to reduce the effect, but the percentage by which it helps is way below the need.
Although
 of its various cons,
plastic
 bags make our
day
 to
day
 life very convenient and a proper self-awareness among individuals can alleviate the harm to a good extent. Recently a city India adopted a policy through which
plastic
 bags are issued only in specific cases and generalized use of the same was completely discontinued, forcing the people to use bags made up of the materials for their
day
 to
day
 use.
Such
 small changes, if implemented and adopted by the people can actually help us reduce the
pollution
 made from
plastic
 bags. In conclusion, I would like to say, the moment of small changes has passed and banning
plastic
 considering the current
plastic
pollution
 level would be help us start a cycle, where we would look for alternatives for daily needs.
Submitted by Nirbhay on

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  • detrimental
  • non-biodegradable
  • pollution
  • biodegradable
  • sustainable
  • mitigate
  • ecosystem
  • recycling
  • reusable
  • environmental impact
  • eco-friendly
  • implementation
  • convenient alternatives
  • enforcement
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