Plastic shopping bags contribute to the pollution of land and sea. Some people think they should be banned. Do you agree or disagree?

In recent times,

plastic

shopping

bags

have been identified as a key contributor to the pollution of land and sea areas. It has been argued that banning the usage of

plastic

bags

would be an appropriate answer to

this

issue.

Although

plastic

shopping

bags

are quite useful for both consumers

as well as

retailers, I am of the opinion that restricting the

use

of

plastic

bags

would be

an

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ultimate step to save our environment. There are a number of advantages associated with the

use

of

plastic

shopping

bags

.

Firstly

,

plastic

bags

are really cheap.

While

the manufacturer

need

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to spend less money

in

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the production of

plastic

bags

, general people can get them at a reasonable price.

For instance

, compared to the

bags

made of other biodegradable materials

such

as paper or jute,

plastic

bags

cost 25% less to be manufactured.

Secondly

,

durability

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of

plastic

bags

are

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better than paper

bags

. These

bags

are less prone to wear and tear,

re-usable

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and quite useful in the rain.

However

, there are significant drawbacks associated with the

use

of

plastic

shopping

bags

. First of all, as these

plastic

bags

are not biodegradable, they remain unchanged for

thousand

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of years in the soil. These

plastic

bags

are releasing toxic chemicals in the soil which is increasing the acidity of the soil resulting

decreased

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amount of yield of crops.

In addition

,

dumping

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the dumping

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of thousands of tons of

plastic

material in the sea as waste

product

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products

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, severely

compromising

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the

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marine life. Different types of aquatic animals are suffering badly

due to

the pollution caused by

plastic

bags

and other materials. In conclusion,

while

use

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the use

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of

plastic

bags

are

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quite

user friendly

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and affordable, I believe the pollution caused by these

bags

are

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far more serious and should be banned as soon as possible.