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?

Nowadays, the

usage

of

plastic

bags, bottles and packaging is causing great damage to the environment.

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detriments are

soil

pollution

and

water

pollution

, which can be solved by recycling them and lessening their

usage

. Generally speaking, the first harmful effect caused by

plastic

material is

soil

contamination. To illustrate

this

,

plastic

is not environmentally friendly and it takes hundreds of years to get mixed with

soil

.

As a result

, it hinders the fertility of the land,

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which, the

soil

becomes unusable, which means

soil

pollution

. The

further

negative impact of

plastic

is

water

pollution

. As it is known,

plastic

is not biodegradable and it remains in the

water

for centuries.

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this

,

according to

researchers, it is very dangerous for

water

living creatures and the

water

of rivers, lakes, oceans etc

also

becomes impure with the addition of

plastic

material.

Therefore

, the impurity of

water

leads to

water

contamination.

However

, a possible solution to

this

issue is recycling

plastic

products. To be more clear, if we use it repeatedly, it will be unable to harm the

water

and the

soil

. Another way to preserve our environment is, by lessening the

usage

of

plastic

materials. In

this

regard,

instead

of using

plastic

, we can use any type of biodegradable item,

such

as paper bags.

Finally

, in

this

way, we can reduce the adverse effect of

plastic

to some extent.

To conclude

,

plastic

is used widely by people on a daily basis, which contributes to

soil

and

water

pollution

. To deal with

this

problem, the joint participation of the Government and individuals in recycling and reducing its

usage

is essential.