Plastic shopping bags are used widely and cause many environmental problems. Some people say they should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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When had been flying over the
ocean
, I observed unlimited areas of
plastic
trash. The harm to
the
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nature
caused by
plastic
waste is obvious.
As a
result
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many people argued that
plastic
bags should be banned. I mostly agree with that idea. The main reason
that
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if not properly
disposed
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,
plastic
easily
get
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into
ocean
waters, where it
concentrated
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into floating islands by the
ocean
currents. Floating
plastic
bags are similar to jellyfish and are eaten by the
ocean
creatures
such
as tortoises, many kinds of fish etc. Some of them get entangled with
plastic
objects. That
finally
leads to the death of many sea dwellers and
extinction
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some
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of them. The
next
reason is that
plastic
is
highly
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durable material. One specific
plastic
bag can float in the sea
several
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decades and cause
many
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death. The victims of
plastic
bags are from small
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to the biggest whale. So, the harm from
plastic
appear
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to be
immence
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immense
. What lead to degradation of sea fish
resourses
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resources
and
finally
starvation of people in some regions. But if thoroughly utilized the deadly consequences can be avoided.
For example
, many developed countries spend substantial sums of money and take real steps to proliferate
nature friendly
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culture among their nations. That cause people treat
plastic
waste thoroughly. In
such
countries
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the harm to
the
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nature
is minimized to about zero. I conclusion, I would say that despite that there are technologies
which
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provide
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plastic
utilization, many thousands of tons of
plastic
waste yearly get into the
ocean
. Given
such
reality
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humanity must take quick steps to prevent contamination on the world
ocean
. One of the main steps to prevent future pollution of the
ocean
waters is banning
of
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the
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plastic
use in countries
which
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are incapable to utilize
plastic
thoroughly.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Decompose
  • Biodegradable
  • Landfill
  • Eco-friendly
  • Sustainability
  • Environmental footprint
  • Wildlife conservation
  • Non-renewable resources
  • Mandate
  • Incentives
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