Plastic containers have become more prevalent than ever. They are used in many businesses such as in the food and beverage sector. Do you think the advantages outweigh disadvantages?

Nowadays,

plastic

plays an important role in our daily lives. It has various applications, is long-lasting, and is low in cost. The profit of using elastic is countless, but its drawbacks should be seriously considered.

Firstly

, there is nothing to argue about the convenience of

plastic

products,

such

as containers, furniture, or even toys.

For instance

, we all wake up using

plastic

toothbrushes, eating breakfast in

plastic

wraps, writing with

plastic

pens, and sometimes having our dinner in microwave-safe

plastic

boxes. Most of them are very light, waterproof, can be washed and reused. One more huge advantage is very cheap, make it suitable for every household, and business, not only in the food and beverage industry but most shopping malls, bookstores are still using

plastic

bags for their products.

Secondly

, because it is inexpensive, it is hard to convince people to recycle it. We all have that lazy moment to wash an oily

plastic

box. It could be smelly too if we do not store it right. And the cost to reprocess is extremely high compared to the cost of production. 

Plastic

could destroy the environment badly due to its stability. A

plastic

bag could

last

for hundred years, makes wild animals mistaken it for food, and the cycle goes back to our bodies,

then

harm our health. In conclusion, the disadvantages of using

plastic

containers

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outweighed the benefits. Yet it is not a pleasant job to reuse

plastic

containers, we should pay attention to how we receive

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.

For example

, you can bring your canvas bag to supermarkets and refuse to take

plastic

carriers, or bring your own tumbler to Starbucks can save 10% on your coffee.