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essay on ELIMINATION OF SINGLE USE PLASTIC 359 to 500 Words​

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Plastic bags or plastics are non biodegradable and usually goes into a landfill where it is buried or it gets into the water and after some by various means it goes into the ocean. They enter into soil and water bodies and break down into small particles however they do not decompose. They remain in the soil and water for more than hundred years and release toxic chemicals and thus damaging our beautiful planet and environment. The plastic bags that enter the water bodies are a major cause of the water pollution and thus deteriorating our environment .

Single use plastic is very harmful for human beings, animals and marine creatures. In the water bodies or in marine aquatic animals consume plastic particles along with their food. Plastic cannot be digested and thus gets trapped in their intestine and results in serious health problems.

The production of plastic bags that is single use plastic releases toxic chemicals that can cause serious illness among those involved in the production of it. Plastic is one of the major causes of environmental pollution. Polluted environment is a major cause of various diseases in human beings.

We need to understand the problems being caused by the single use plastic and stop their use. It is therefore obvious that we need to use less plastic unless it is very necessary, move towards environment friendly products and services and should come up with technologies that recycles plastics more efficiently. We should stop using single use plastic to protect our planet, environment and human beings.

Indian Government has laid out a multi-ministerial plan to discourage the use of single use plastics across the country to free India of single use plastics by 2022. The nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups, plates, water bottles, straws etc. has already began from October 2, 2019 to eliminate single use plastics from cities and villages that rank among the world's most polluted.

In view of the above it is our responsibility towards our nature, planet and all living creatures to stop using single use plastic to enable them to be happy.