Some people believe that plastic shopping bags damage the environment and their use should be prohibited. Other people insist that consumers should have the right to choose whether they want to use a plastic bag or not. Discuss both views and give your opinion

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abuse is becoming a serious environmental problem these years and shopping
bags
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is one of the main source of
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in
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's daily life. Many said that there should be a ban on
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shopping
bags
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for protecting our earth.
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, some
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believe that they should have the freedom to pick the
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for groceries.
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is a material that can
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over
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hundreds without being melted naturally,
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is its
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advantage but
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weakness
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a weakness
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. Countless wild animals
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as seals
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and sea turtles around the world have been negatively affected
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as eating it accidentally by
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since it had been invented in
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last
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decades. In
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meanwhile, most
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the
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plastic
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shopping
bags
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are just thrown away after
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used once or twice and these
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could be either buried or thrown
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the river and go to
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the ocean
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. unfortunately,these two ways can not deal with these
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environmentally-friendly
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.
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, the
limination
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elimination
limitation
on
plastic
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shopping
bags
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is necessary. 
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, it can not be doubted that
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shopping
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is
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cheap, convenient and durable compared with other material
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such
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as paper or cloth. It may increase
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's grocery cost if there
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no
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shopping
bags
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available.
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, paper and cloth
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can not
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with
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bags
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perfectly as they are not water-proof and as stable as
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bags
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. In my opinion, the right for choosing shopping
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should not be taken from the general public, but
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's awareness of reusing
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shopping
bags
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needs to be increased and better
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recycling methods should be used. In conclusion,
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shopping
bags
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is
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damaging our environment indeed but
people
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should keep their right for using them the awareness of reusing and the methods of recycling can not be ignored.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • non-biodegradable
  • decompose
  • land and marine pollution
  • carbon footprint
  • environmentally friendly alternatives
  • reusable
  • government policies
  • bans or taxes
  • reduction in usage
  • plastic pollution
  • consumer choice
  • convenience
  • affordability
  • unexpected shopping
  • bagging solutions
  • transitioning
  • recycling systems
  • consumer education
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