Plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic packaging are bad for the environment. What damage does plastic do to the environment? What can be done by governments and individuals to solve this problem?

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materials are widely used by manufacturing industries due to their relatively cheap production costs and

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may have ecological impacts on the

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essay will discuss the environmental damages caused by the usage of

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in our daily lives and solutions by which governments and individuals can preserve/save our fragile

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. As shown in much research,

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waste obviously has negative effects on the natural

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because they usually take

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a long time to decay. The easiest and economical way to dispose of unused plastics is,

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, by burning them, thereby releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere. In many major cities, the primary cause of blockage in drainage systems is

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bags from households, causing flash floods ,especially in rainy seasons. To address those environmental issues, states around the world should implement a number of policies.

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, countries can impose higher taxes on exports and imports of

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-based

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, higher prices on these

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will deter the public from reckless buying and it will impel them to make alternative

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that are more environmental-friendly.

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, authorities should encourage industries to make use of non-

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raw materials,

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as paper or organic substitutes which are more biodegradable and would have less impact on the natural

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. Meanwhile, in order to save the nature from dangers of

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waste, every household could reuse and recycle bottles and containers after the food is consumed. They should

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make the habit of bringing reusable bags whenever they go to the market to buy goods and foodstuff. In conclusion,

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is very convenient, we should limit the over-consumption of those

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in

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packaging. Individuals and international governments should recognise its implications on the natural world.