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,

damage

to the

environment

through

plastic

bags

,

plastic

bottles, and

plastic

boxes is a vital issue that should be discussed. The origin of

this

situation seems to stem from two factors,

while

several remedies appear to be open to us, which we will discuss here. Possibly the main

damage

is the consumption of

plastic

products

causes soil erosion. It should be mentioned that consuming excessive

plastic

products

will cause

plastic

waste and it almost takes 500 years to be recycled in nature and

this

causes serious

damage

to the

environment

including soil. A

further

well-known harm is the destruction of

plants

.

Plastic

bags

or

plastic

bottles would prevent nutrients from reaching

plants

and would cause their extinction.

For example

, when we throw

plastic

bags

on the ground, the wind may take them near the

plants

and not allow the water and fertilizer to reach

plants

,

as a result

, the

plants

are destroyed. Turning to possible solutions, most

people

are unaware of the harmful effects of

plastic

waste on the

environment

,

thus

if governments consider educational programs to inform

people

, we can hope that the

damage

to the

environment

will decrease.

Moreover

, governments can force factories not to use

plastic

packaging for their

products

. The second solution can be that

people

do not use

plastic

bags

,

plastic

boxes, and

plastic

products

or consume them less.

For instance

, they can use fabric commodities

instead

of plastics.

To conclude

,

plastic

products

and

consequently

plastic

waste are a serious threat to the ecosystem. The Extinction of

plants

and devastating effects on soil are a result of using

plastic

goods.

Also

, educating

people

, limiting factories to produce

plastic

and paying attention to

people

using less

plastic

will reduce

damage

to nature.