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
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, I observed unlimited areas of
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trash. The harm to
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nature
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caused by
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waste is obvious.
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many people argued that
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bags should be banned. I mostly agree with that idea. The main reason
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if not properly
disposed
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,
plastic
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easily
get
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into
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waters, where it
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into floating islands by the
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currents. Floating
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bags are similar to jellyfish and are eaten by the
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creatures
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as tortoises, many kinds of fish etc. Some of them get entangled with
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objects. That
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leads to the death of many sea dwellers and
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some
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of them. The
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reason is that
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is
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durable material. One specific
plastic
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bag can float in the sea
several
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decades and cause
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death. The victims of
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bags are from small
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to the biggest whale. So, the harm from
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appear
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to be
immence
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. What lead to degradation of sea fish
resourses
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and
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starvation of people in some regions. But if thoroughly utilized the deadly consequences can be avoided.
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, many developed countries spend substantial sums of money and take real steps to proliferate
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nature friendly
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culture among their nations. That cause people treat
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waste thoroughly. In
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the harm to
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nature
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is minimized to about zero. I conclusion, I would say that despite that there are technologies
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provide
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nature friendly
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plastic
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utilization, many thousands of tons of
plastic
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waste yearly get into the
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. Given
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reality
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humanity must take quick steps to prevent contamination on the world
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. One of the main steps to prevent future pollution of the
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waters is banning
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the
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plastic
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use in countries
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are incapable to utilize
plastic
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thoroughly.
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