Environmental Problems Created by Plastic Bags

The plastic bag is the most famous used article that humans find. According to data released by the US Environmental Protection Agency, the number of plastic bags consumed worldwide is between 500 billion and 1 trillion (National Geographic News, 2006). As the number of uses increases, the pollution rate of plastics is ultimately an unmeasurable environmental barrier that is difficult to control. In this article, we will judge its influence and impact, and introduce the situation of plastic bag to prove that this dilemma is correct.

There are some unique problems with plastic bags. Although their environmental costs are a heavy burden on the community and the earth, the cost of plastic bags for retailers is quite low. Ethylene and vinyl bags, which are by-products of petroleum and natural gas, are very cheap and fragile, checkers can be used freely, double layer bags are treated as usual, and usually several bags Only it is not included. As a result, the shopper eventually spies the mountains of plastic bags from the closet and threatens to take over the cabinet. . . If you are lucky enough to live in the place where there is a plastic bag recovery box at the store finally throwing away in the garbage can, or push back them for recycling. Of course some of us reuse plastic shopping bags to classify our garbage box or pick up dog feces, but these bags still end in landfill.

Plastic waste is a major environmental problem and public health problem in India, especially urban areas. Plastic shopping bags and handbags are one of the main sources of plastic waste in China. For abuse, abuse, garbage disposal in India, city sights are scattered in plastic bags of any size and color. In addition to this visual contamination, plastic bag waste threatens aquatic life as it helps block water drainage and drainage, finds access to water bodies, and when livestock consumes them livestock dies To lead us. In addition, when it is filled with rain, the plastic bag becomes a breeding ground for mosquito causing malaria. We are used to the existence of ubiquitous plastic, but it becomes difficult to imagine life when wood and metal become the main material of consumer goods. Because plastic is inexpensive and can be designed to have a wide range of properties, plastics have become commonplace.