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?

In the past 50 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of

plastic

from a small to a bigger scale. It has caused more harm to the environment than its convenience of use and has contaminated the Earth to

an

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extend

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of endangering animals and hurting human

life

.

However

, an instant action by the officials can control the situation and promote the individual level of concern. First of all, it is an undeniable fact that

plastic

has piled up in tons with no existing methods for decomposing it in an environmentally healthy manner. Today,

for instance

, the oceans are filled with

plastic

garbage

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destroys

the

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marine

life

, every other fish

have

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heavy

plastic

materials in their

bodies

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body

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while

animals get their heads stuck in

plastic

bags

, suffocating and killing innocent lives.

Moreover

,

although

people try to remove these from the face of

Earth

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the Earth

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by

burning

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burning them

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,

due to

lack of knowledge

this

only releases harmful gases and

also

destroys the soil. In short,

plastic

has brought devastating global issues from sea

life

to wild animals, every inch of the atmosphere is affected by

plastic

.

Furthermore

, different environmentalists are stepping forward and promoting non-

plastic

things, in order to develop awareness among the masses. In recent years, people have shown more concern towards the deteriorating conditions which has directly impacted the use of

plastic

bags

. Recently, students have introduced shopping

bags

made from biodegradable material and are spreading the word globally. Here, the Government need to take some

intimadating

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intimidating

initiatives

such

as imposing a ban on things made from plastics,

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and openning

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openning

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opening

a new market for cloth or barn-made

bags

and different environmentally friendly material things. In conclusion, plastics are made using harsh chemicals and it takes more than a hundred years to decompose, destroying the natural habitat and staying longer on the Earth

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an average human

life

. With

this

increasing global warming it is high time to take action individually and by authorities against the environmental destruction caused by

plastic

trash and promote reusable materials.