Plastic is bad for environment. What individuals and government can do about it?

In the modern age,

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is used intensively in everything which includes watered

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, juice and snacks packets, pacakging various other items, containers and

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.

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became popular as they could be produced at a very low cost.

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, its uage was advertised as a recyclable product. But in the later times, with the increasing problems, environmentalists and reasearchers revealed there are seven types of plastics and only

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of type five to seven can be recylced and reused to some extent. But these range of plastics are expensive to produce.

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, plastics ranging from one to four are frequently used and they contribute only to waste. There are various reasons why

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of the

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is problematic to the environment.

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, if we try to throw

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in the garbage

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the land where it is dumped becomes heavy as

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does not decompose.

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, we need more and more land to bury

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garbage.

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, as we were falling short of land, people starting throwing it in the

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. It was observed that it harms aquatic flora and fauna adversely.

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: lake in the Delhi city has revealed that its marine life was reduced by 60% due to the

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dumps.

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, it is ruining the quality of

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and causing blocks in the

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pipes. When these two solutions failed miserably,

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, some of the Governments tried buring their

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waste and

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caused emitting of harmful gases. These gases are known to cause chronic lung diseases and severe cough problems to the people leaving around these burning centers. As mentioned above, we cannot get rid of

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easily so it becomes vital to lessen the

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of it. There are different ways to achieve

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. One of the ways is to say no to

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bags

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.

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use

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recyclable

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made of cloth or jute. Another way is to stop using

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cutleries like spoons, forks and straws. Governments can bring laws around their

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.

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, Bombay Munciplaity Cooperation has passsed a law to fine anyone using

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bags

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and cutlery. All the shop keepers and restaurant owners have been given stringent warnings. Law for them includes fine of Rs 5000 and risk of shutting down business if they are found guilty. For individuals, fine for Rs 1000 per bag if they are found carrying

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bags

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.

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,

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of bottled waters and cups should be reduced.

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can be achieved if as an individual we try to

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reusable

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like stainless steel

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or copper

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. Government can motivate individuals by reducing prices of these

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and providing

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refilling stations.

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: most of the railway stations in Mumbai have cheap

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refilling centers. Another way to lessen the

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is by conducting various campaigns. If these campaigns are led by famous celebrities or influencers,

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they can reach larger audience. Environmentalists and Government can

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social media to spread

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awareness.

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: Virat Kohli who is captain for Indian cricket team did an advertisement for using reusable

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which had a very wide impact. To conclude,

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of

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is harmful for the environment so Government and individuals should work hand in hand to get rid of

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or at least lessen

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of it.