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List some uses of polythene and write its disadvantage also

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Answered by harshijain48
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The primary uses of polyethylene are in packaging film, garbage bags, grocery bags, insulation for wires and cables, agricultural mulch, bottles, toys, and houseware. Polythene is also used in trays, fruit juice containers, milk containers, crates, and food packaging products.

Polythene bags have harmful effects to the environment. *Polythene bags are one kind of plastics which are non-biodegradable and cause environmental pollution. *They undergo a process known as photo degradation, in which they break down into smaller and smaller toxic particles. They are bad for wildlife

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Answered by brainlysme2
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Uses of polythene:

Polyethylene is mostly used in packaging film, rubbish bags, supermarket bags, wire and cable insulation, agricultural mulch, bottles, toys, and houseware. Trays, fruit juice containers, milk containers, crates, and food packaging products are all made of polythene.

Disadvantages of using polythene:

Polythene bags affect the environment since they are made of non-biodegradable polymers that pollute the ecosystem.

They break down into smaller and smaller harmful particles as a result of a process known as photo degradation. They are harmful to wildlife.

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