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More and more plastic is polluting cities, countryside and oceans. What are the problems caused by plastic waste? What measures should be taken to solve it?

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It's trendy that more and more
plastic
 is produced for commerce, industry and transportation. On the one hand, it brings convenience to our life;
on the other hand
, it causes severe pollution in cities, the countryside and the oceans. Let's talk about the problems caused by
plastic
 waste.
First
,
plastic
 waste can adversely affect agricultural development. It has been reported that due to its non-bio-degradable characteristic,
plastic
 can stay in the soil perenially and affects agricultural products to absorb water and nutrition.
As a result
, it can cause a decline in the production of agricultural products. Take a scientist report as an example. According to some statistical figures, it's expected that there will be roughly 70 million tons of
plastic
 will be wasted from 2019 to 2040. During that research, scientists find that through the sun and the rain,
plastic
 breaks into pieces and wide in the soil. These pieces pollute the safe drinking water and poison the plants eventually.
Second
,
plastic
 waste is a threat to wild animals. It has been reported hundreds and thousands of times that an army of wild animals died because of eating
plastic
 accidentally. Take sea
turtles
 as an example. There are around 52% of sea
turtles
 have eaten
plastic
 unwittingly, and about 22% of them died because of it. On account of the non-digestible characteristic of
plastic
, it will stay in the sea
turtles
' stomachs forever and harm
turtles
' other organs too. There are some solutions that can be taken to solve
this
 issue.
For instance
, use less
plastic
 or use bio-degradable
plastic
. It's commonplace that many restaurants use paper straws
instead
 of
plastic
 straws;
such
 a situation can reduce the consumption of
plastic
 to a large extent and alleviate
plastic
 pollution to a large extent. In conclusion, there are two main reasons and the best solution.
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