list 5 pros and 5cons of plastic have no alternative
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- Plastics are light weight and hence easy to carry.
- Plastics are cheap
- Plastics are inert and hence they can be used for making food containers as they do not react with the food
- Plastics are durable and hence can be used for a long period of time
- Plastics do not conduct electricity (insulators) and so they can be used for making insulating covers
- They are water resistant
- Plastic bags thrown carelessly on roads get into drains and the sewer system and choke them. As a result sewage water spills on road and causes spread of diseases.
- Plastics give out harmful gases upon heating or burning which causes air pollution and many health problems.
- Plastic bags filled with garbage is thrown away in the open. When stray animals look for food in these bags, they swallow plastic bags along with food.
- They pose a threat to wildlife
- They take more than 1000 years to decompose
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