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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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Pollution was one of the major problems of the world nowadays.
Plastic
 bags, bottles and
plastic
 packaging are the factors which really contributes to making our
environment
 become bad. There are enormous damages that could bring if it is not properly solved. We can have a better world and achieved a clean community if our
government
 and ourselves help each other. In
this
 essay I will discuss the cause and effect of too much usage of
plastics
 and what can a
government
 and a simple individual can do to alleviate
this
 problem.
Firstly
, consuming
plastic
 every day can contribute a bad effect on our earth.
Plastics
 are not biodegradable so they will
last
 for a thousand years. If every day
people
 are using
plastics
 and not composed it will become a mountain of garbage in the future. And when the rain comes it can cause blockage of the water drainage,
then
 if that happens, it will cause a flood.
Secondly
, if the
plastics
 were burned it can have a negative effect on our ozone layer. If that happens the layers protecting the earth from too much heat coming from the sun will be damaged as well.
However
, if our
government
 will implement laws on how to conserve our
environment
 through minimizing the use of
plastics
 and imposing to use of recyclable eco-bags and paper bags.
For example
, whenever a person will go for groceries, the groceries will be placed on a cartoon box or paper bags
instead
 of
plastics
.
On the other hand
,
people
 can contribute as well in conserving our
environment
 by being responsible for using
plastics
.
People
 can recycle the
plastics
 that they used.
For example
, a
plastic
 bottle can be a beautiful flower pot. In conclusion,
plastics
 are everywhere we cannot stop
people
 to use
this
. But with the combination of
government
 laws and responsible human beings, we can prevent harming our
environment
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • plastic pollution
  • ecosystems
  • wildlife
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • air pollution
  • strict regulations
  • plastic consumption
  • eco-friendly alternatives
  • sustainable packaging
  • recycling facilities
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