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?

Over the years, plastics have been popular with people for their convenience, but their detrimental effect on the environment is not negligible. Some people argue that governments should make an appropriate policy to prevent deterioration, while others say that raising

individuals

' awareness is more urgent. In

this

essay, both views will be examined and I will add my opinion.

Plastic

disposable cups and plates are widely used, but

plastic

products are not decomposed. If they are not carefully recycled, they will come back to us as a disaster. The

plastic

waste that we inadvertently throw away flows into the sea and becomes a huge garbage island, drifting in the sea, where fish are eating it. Through the food chain, fish are eaten by humans and eventually humans eat

plastic

. What should governments and

individuals

do to reduce

plastic

use?

First

off, the government enact laws on

plastic

production and consumption to prevent reckless abuse and encourage them to refrain from excessive consumption.

In addition

, it is necessary to teach students how to recycle

plastic

and place recycling bins everywhere. The government should

also

impose fines on companies that dispose of plastics carelessly and guide them to run businesses with ethical sense.

Secondly

,

individuals

should always carry their own mugs to avoid using disposable

plastic

containers. If we have a habit to carry our own containers, we do not have to buy

plastic

packaged products, so that we can contribute to our environment clean. In conclusion, we need to know that an ecosystem is a huge organism that depends on each other. If we do not handle

plastic

properly, the Earth will eventually be contaminated by

plastic

.

This

is something that both government and

individuals

should work on together.