Question

how does plastics become an environmental hazard

Answer 1

Plastics are not intrinsically toxic or harmful. But plastic carry bags are manufactured using organic and inorganic additives like colourants and pigments, plasticizers, antioxidants, stabilizers and metals some of which can cause harm to health and environmentPlastic does not naturally degrade so it becomes landfill. It also requires petroleum to produce.

If we really believe CO2 is a problem, then trees lock up CO2 into a solid form. We should cut and replant more trees to lock up more CO2, use paper and wood products since they are really made of atmospheric CO2. Just think, all this time it was the lumber companies doing the most to take CO2 out of the atmosphere...

I am not buying any re-usable bags made by slave labor in China and shipped all the way over here. I haven't found any domestically made ones yet.