Explain how plastics are a boon as well as a curse
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Explanation:
Plastic was thought to be a boon but it turned out to be a curse. Plastic can be very harmful as it produces harmful gases when it is burned. As it is non bio degradable, it is harmful to the soil and takes hundreds of years to degrade or decompose.
Plastic is a boon for man but it is a curse for the master. It makes life comfortable for man but life tiring for the environment. Once animals have eaten it and due to choking they die
Plastic is very harmful to living things. We should decrease the use of plastic.In India use of plastic has been banned.
Packaging represents the largest single sector of plastics use in the world today.Benefits of plastics-Boon
The considerable growth in plastic use is due to the beneficial properties of plastics. These include:
Extreme versatility and ability to be tailored to meet very specific technical needs.
Lighter weight than competing materials, reducing fuel consumption during transportation.Recycling plastic -Advantages.
Conservation of non-renewable fossil fuels - Plastic production uses 8% of the world's oil production, 4% as feedstock and 4% during manufacture.