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

last

few decades,

plastic

products

have gained popularity in almost every sector as they are cheap and durable.

Bags

, bottles and other

products

made of plastics pose harmful effects on our surroundings. Let’s discuss some of the threats that

plastic

products

impose on our environment and the possible solutions to

this

issue. One of the

first

problems, these

products

are non-biodegradable;

hence

, cannot be decomposed which results in increasing the pollution level. When thrown on roads or banks of rivers/seas, they end up polluting the soil.

Secondly

, disposing of them in river or sea not only pollute the water but put deadly effects on marine life as well. The environmental imbalance has evolved as one of the major topics of study by scientists in recent years and these

products

are

also

considered as a factor contributing to it. As an example, we can take the fume coming out of burning plastics that pollute the air. One immediate practical solution is that government should take initiative to implement

such

regulations that can be helpful to stop the use of plastics and bring more eco-friendly alternatives.

Furthermore

, they should come up with ideas for recycling these

products

instead

of decomposing them.

However

, it can not be possible without a collaborative effort by individuals as well.

For example

, they can replace

plastic

bags

with paper

bags

or cloth

bags

for their daily needs. To conclude, I would say that we are trapped in the vicious circle of

plastic

use and replacing it is the need of the era to make

this

world worth living not just for humans but for others living creatures as well. A combined effort of officials and residents is required to deal with

this

problem.