Question

Advantages and disadvantages of plastic bags

Answer 1

Hello there!!!


Advantages of Plastic:

1 They are light in weight.
2 They are strong,good and cheap to produce.
3 They are unbreakable
4 Used to make - Water bottles, pens, plastic bags, cups etc.
5 They are good water resistant and have good adhesive properties.
6 They can be easily moulded and have a excellent finishing.
7 They are corrosion resistant.
8 They are chemical resistant
9 Plastic is used for building, construction, electronics, packaging  and transportation industries.
10 They are odourless.

Disadvantages of Plastic:

1 They are non renewable resources.
2 They produce toxic fumes when burnt.
3 They are low heat resistant and poor ductility.
4  They are non biodegradable.
5 They harm the environment by choking the drains.
6 The poisonous gaseous product produced by the decomposition plastic can causes CANCER
7 They are embrittlement at low temperature and deformation at high pressure.
8 The recycling of plastic is not cost effective process and even more expensive compare to its manufacturing.
9 Plastic materials like plastic bags are mostly end up as harmful waste in landfill which may pollute the environment and threatening our health.
10 The biodegradation of plastic takes 500 to 1,000 years....


Hope helped!!!!

Answer 2

Advantages of plastic bags for Consumers. Conveniently enough, just as retailers have found plastic bags to be a better option than paper, so too have consumers. ... plastic bags are more durable than paper bags. They are less prone to tearing, easier to carry, and are far more useful in the rain.
Disadvantages of plastic bags
They pollute the soil and they do not decompose for many years when they decompose the soil loses its fertility. Some people burns it then it release the poisonous gases and pollute the air.