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Plastic containers have become more prevalent than ever. They are used in many businesses such as in the food and beverage sector. Do you think the advantages outweigh disadvantages?

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The use of
plastic
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containers
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 has become more and more common over the
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 few decades, particularly in the food and beverage industry. Personally, I think that the drawbacks of
plastic
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 use far outweigh any benefits it may bring. The two main advantages of
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 packaging are the cost and convenience. Single-use
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 packaging,
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 as cups and
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 used in the food and beverage industry,
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 generally very cheap to manufacture, and
this
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 helps to keep the cost of take-away products affordable for consumers. Single-use
plastic
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 packaging is
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 very convenient. These days, most people often have very busy schedules and are always on the go, and quite often need to buy takeaway food and drinks.
Plastic
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containers
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 allow people to maintain their busy lives and demanding schedules
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 generally being able to eat and drink what they please.
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, the costs and conveniences of single-use
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 packaging
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 far outweighed by the long-term destruction it causes to the environment and to people’s health. Nowadays, many countries around the world are facing a
plastic
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 pollution crisis(8), with oceans, rivers, and landfills full of unrecyclable
plastic
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 waste which takes hundreds and thousands of years to break down. Meanwhile, millions of aquatic animals are dying every year from ingesting
plastic
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 waste floating in the planet’s waterways,
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 millions of people around the world are suffering the health effects of breathing in toxic fumes from the burning of
plastic
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 waste. In conclusion, the effect that
plastic
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 packaging is having on the planet is devastating
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 and unnecessary. For a tiny extra cost, businesses could move to use packaging made from recyclable or biodegradable materials.
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, individuals can start to make a habit of carrying their own reusable
containers
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,
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 as reusable coffee cups.

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Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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