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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words

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has turned out to be one of the most detrimental inventions for

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humans and the

environment

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. Humans consume all sorts of

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packaging on a daily basis and thereby generate tons of waste which

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indeed not easy to process

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, it is very easy and cheap to produce. Since the advent of

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a huge amount of

damage

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has been caused to the

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and which has led to a spike in

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carbon emissions.

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with, most

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that is

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produced or used on a daily basis is non-biodegradable. Which makes it harder for the soil to absorb the wasted

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. It was observed in a recent study, that it may

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to a million years for a small

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water bottle to be fully broken down and absorbed by the soil, let alone the tons of

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waste that we produce daily. Scientists have

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observed an increase in

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of carbon emissions generated from the production of

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and have directly linked it with the supply and demand of

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. As humans have increasingly become dependent on

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, the overall production has gone up, which eventually is causing

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spike in emissions.

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,

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have

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caused a huge amount of

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to our biodiversity. Since most of the

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waste is dumped in the oceans by various industries, many animal species have become a victim of

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. There have been cases where many species of water animals

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to death after they consumed the

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that was dumped in the ocean.

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indeed has turned

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be disastrous for

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ocean life. In order to reduce the impact of

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on the

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, the government should begin taxing it.

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can hinder the use of

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up to a certain extent,

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it would not be a complete solution. As

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individuals it is our responsibility that

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understand the

damage

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plastic

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causes to the

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and

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we should restrict ourselves from buying

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products as much as possible. Another way of dealing with

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is by recycling

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products. Recycling not only saves money but

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prevents us from consuming more

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products. In the long run, the more we recycle our

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, the lesser would be the production. Which eventually would restrict industries from producing

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in bulk and would turn out to be a great solution to the

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that

plastics

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cause.