Some people think that plastic shopping bags should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Plastic

bags play a vital role in polluting the environment. Some believe that the government must be put a ban on the manufacturing of

plastic

bags because these affect the human

health

and adversely impact marine life. I agree with

this

statement. Since

plastic

bags are dumped in the landfill,

plastic

molecules mix in the air and land. The population is directly consuming the

plastic

particles through the air. These

plastic

molecules are silent killers of the human body and deteriorate the human

health

in

such

a way that leads to diseases like food poisoning.

For example

, in 2004, a lot of farmers got sick in Mumbai, India because they used to grow vegetables in the area which was used to dump the

plastic

wastes.

Hence

, a ban on

plastic

is the only solution to save humans from

such

health

problems.

Moreover

, the marine species swallow

plastic

bags with their foods. As

plastic

is indigestible, these often blocks the food pipe of animals like sharks and whales and they ended up with death. A report by the World

Health

Organisation has revealed that every year, 10 million fishes die due to the consumption of polythene.

In addition

to

this

, if there will be no stop on the use of

plastic

bags, it could lead to the extinction of rare water species that would make the situation worse. In conclusion, in my opinion, banning

plastic

bags is the only solution to mitigate human

health

problems and to save marine life. If it will not be banned,

then

the society has to pay heavily.