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 individuals and by governments to solve this problem?

The excessive use of

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in the daily lives of individuals is damaging to the environment. In

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products on species, and I will offer solutions for customers and for regulatory bodies. Materials made out of

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can easily end up in the ocean, which can harm the fish.

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is because when the fish ingest the dangerous

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packaging, it gets incorporated into their cellular makeup, which leads to the premature demise of the wildlife. If the fish's population decreases significantly

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it has an impact on the rest of the food chain, which includes humans.

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, if the number of tuna decreases

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it will be unavailable for consumption and the benefit of eating tuna will be lost.

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, excessive waste can not only impact nature but, it can

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affect buyers. In order to solve

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issue, the government and customers have to work together to reduce the

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pollution

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produced. First of all, authorities can impose a heavy tax on

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-made goods thereby deterring companies from making these items.

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, buyers can use ecologically friendly materials

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shopping.

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, consumers can use reusable bags which will prevent

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bag production. These actions can limit the harmful items which are made, thereby limiting the damage to the environment. In conclusion,

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materials provide convenience to customers, but at a cost to the environment, in the form of the extinction of certain species in the food chain. To combat

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, the government needs to introduce financial penalties for increased production of

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products and shoppers need to utilise environmentally friendly habits,

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as using paper bags, to prevent the destruction of nature.