Environmental Sciences, asked by swastiksamanta27, 2 months ago

28. Plastic production is increasing day by day in spite of the fact that plastic is harmful for the
environment. Based on the above statement, answer the following: -
a) What are the harmful effects of plastic usage?
b) In our day-to-day situation, what are the alternatives that we can use instead of plastic.​

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Answered by Fury5
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Answer:

Environmental pollution.b Burning plastics can cause pollution.c Plastic cause harm to the cattle/animals if enter inside their alimentary canal.ii Paper bags/jute bags can be used instead of plastic bags. Any other relevant view of the student

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Answered by japneetdhaliwal09
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a) There are many harmful effects of plastic usage:
1. It’s biggest harm is to the environment as it takes a lot of time to decompose.
2. It also harms cattle animals. When these animals eat the plastic items, it can lead to their death.
3. Sometimes when plastic stick to plants, they obstruct the natural light from reaching the plants.
4. Burning plastic bags causes many harmful toxic compounds.

b) 1. We should use paper or cloth bags instead of plastic bags.
2. We should avoid using plastic cups. Instead we can use paper or glass cups.
3. Reuse the plastic bags.
4. Reduce the use of the products wrapped in plastic (disposable) bags.
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