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?

The increasing

use

of

plastic

has caused an adverse effect on the environment.

This

essay will discuss the environmental problems associated with excessive

plastic

usage and the measures the governments and the people can take to remediate the issue. In our daily lives,

plastic

is in every form and nearly all the commodities we

use

come in

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plastic

packaging. Be it bread, vegetables and fruits, dairy or even hygiene products,

plastic

is the common denominator everywhere. Because it has been used exhaustively, it is taking a toll on nature and deteriorating it in all possible ways.

Firstly

, since it is non-biodegradable, it doesn't decompose. So unlike other biodegradable garbage, which can rot and serve as manure,

plastic

lasts forever without contributing anything to the environment.

Secondly

, many animals fall prey to consuming

plastic

mistaking it for food.

For instance

, it is a frequent

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occurrence

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occurrence

in India for cows to choke while eating because of

plastic

.

Furthermore

,

this

is known to even happen to animals in the ocean. Over the past few decades, governments all across the world have begun taking the

plastic

problem seriously and many measures have been put in place to control

plastic

use

. In many major cities, vendors cannot sell their products in

plastic

bags and have to

use

paper bags

instead

.

For example

, in many Indian cities like Chandigarh, the

use

of

plastic

packaging has been completely banned. In other places, a new and thinner version of

plastic

is in

use

that is

biodegradable and much more

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friendly. Many supermarkets

also

encourage their customers to bring their own cloth bags for carrying their groceries. In many restaurants,

plastic

utensils have been switched out for glass or steel cutlery. Adequate campaigning has been done among the youth to promote the reuse and recycling of

plastic

products,

as a result

of which, youngsters today are more aware of the drastic consequences of its extensive

use

. In conclusion,

although

there is still a long way for us to go, considerable efforts have been taken by the governments and the communities to curb

plastic

utilization and switch to better and more environment-friendly alternatives.