In many countries, plastic containers have become more common than ever and are used by many food and drink companies. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

These days, it is conventional to see

plastic

containers

being used

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majority of places, especially by companies involved in the manufacture of

food

and drinks. In my view, the benefits of using

plastic

containers

by these enterprises outweigh the drawbacks. Those who regard the promotion of

plastic

as troublesome base their

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argument

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environmental pollution. They contend that people

use

the

plastic

containers

once and

then

throw them away, which

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land and water.

Moreover

, the decomposition of

plastic

takes exceptionally long, leading to a pile of the garbage

while

government has to dole out huge funds out of the national exchequer to tackle

this

problem.

Further

, it is a direct source of sundry health hassles being faced by

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consumers.

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,

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plastic

the packaging material used by

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food

items

to contaminate

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the eatables which

then

enter

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the human body and

become

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the reason for various illnesses.

On the contrary

, there are plenty of merits to using

plastic

containers

in the production of drinks and

food

.

First,

plastic

is less bulky than other materials, so

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storage and transportation become effortless.

Consequently

, the final cost of delivering the refreshments to consumers

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out to be significantly lower which escalates the profit margin.

Besides

,

plastic

has now found a new

use

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manufacture of smartphones and

construction

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of roads which remedies the quandary of surging pollution

due to

plastic

use

. For instance, material from waste

plastic

bottles has been used in the manufacturing of iPhone 13 which not only makes

this

device cheaper

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but

also

removes the stigma associated with

plastic

being a hazard to the ecology. In conclusion, the

advantage

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of an economical provision of

food

and drinks to people

due to

plastic

packaging

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all the disadvantages associated with it.

Hence

, I believe that it is wise for

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industries to

use

this

material in

containers

.