Plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic packaging are bad for the environment what damage does plastics do to the environment? What can be done by government and individuals to solve this problem

Nowadays, everything we buy from shops is packed in

plastic

, like bags, bottles, and food packets. The excessive use of

plastic

is adversely affecting not only the land but

also

the ocean. The harmful effects

such

as non-biodegradable

plastic

waste

menace and the

threat

to marine life.

However

, we can solve

this

problem through the intervention of suitable

government

policies and

cooperation

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of the people.

To begin

with,

plastic

materials are difficult to recycle and non-biodegradable. It will take numerous years to biodegrade

plastic

scraps collected at landfills.

As a result

, there is a chance of the

plastic

waste

to flow into the nearby water bodies and

subsequently

to the ocean.

Hence

, it poses a

threat

to marine life especially endangered species

such

as whales

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and dolphins.

For instance

, it came to my notice that the death of dolphins due to

the

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swallowing

plastic

waste

was reported in mainstream newspapers.

In addition

,

plastic

waste

abandoned in public places becomes a breeding house for mosquitos.

This

will in turn spread numerous mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, filaria, chikungunya, etcetera. Indeed, adequate measures by the

government

can certainly mitigate the unabated usage of

plastic

.

Government

should promulgate legislation to ban certain grades of plastics and should give impetus to manufacturing units giving up

plastic

coverings.

For instance

, the

Government

of Kerala

in

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2021 banned certain grades of plastics that are used as carry bags and introduced incentive schemes for manufacturing units to give up

plastic

coverings.

Furthermore

, the attitude of the masses

also

should change

accordingly

, like starting

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reusable paper or cloth carry bags

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and stopping using products covered in

plastic

. To conclude, by understanding the harmful effects of

plastic

such

as a

threat

to aquatic life and pose

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threat

of contagious diseases spread by mosquitos, the panacea for the issue is

Government

intervention by promulgating legislation and initiating incentive schemes to give up usage of

plastic

by the public as well as industry.

Hence

, it is hopeful that the

government

of the nation will take adequate measures to alleviate the unabated usage of

plastic

in the days to come.