1. Write an article of about 150 words on the impact of using plastic bags
Hints:
• Plastic stays forever on Earth
• Animals mistakenly eat plastic bags and fall sick
• Plastic bags full of waste clog drains
• Blocked drains cause stagnation of water.
Mosquitoes breed in stagnating water and give rise to mosquito-borne diseases.
Answers
People use plastic bags to carry items like food and clothes, which are bought from shops. Plastic bags are commonly used, even though we know they can damage the environment.
Plastic stays forever on Earth and Plastic bags are full of waste clog drains
The major impact of plastic bags on the environment is that it takes many years to for them to decompose. In addition, toxic substances are released into the soil when plastic bags perish under sunlight and, if plastic bags are burned, they release a toxic substance into the air causing ambient air pollution.
Plastic bags tend to disrupt the environment in a serious way. They get into soil and slowly release toxic chemicals. They eventually break down into the soil, with the unfortunate result being that animals eat them and often choke and die.
In my view plastic bags should be banned as they are harmful for humans as well as animals both