Make a pamphlet with disadvantages of plastics and 4R principles display in your class room . ( use newspaper cuttings )....
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They harm our environment, they cause disease, they are not biodegradable, and they can chock the food pipe is swallow. There are 4R = recycle, reuse, reduce, recover.
Durability – Plastic is light, moldable, sturdy, and can have countless forms, but one of the most known features is its durability. Plastic is artificially created polymer compound which can survive many centuries before nature is able to degrade it (some degrade into basic ingredients and some only divide into very small pieces). This troublesome ability of plastic doesn’t have great immediate impact on our environment, but its continuous dumping into seas and land will eventually create problems for future generations. Even with all this durability, plastic products are not indestructible and it cannot be used as a basic building block for everything we need.
Environmental Harm – Ever increasing plastic production since 1950s managed to saturate world with waste plastic product that can cause big effects on our environment. Decomposing of plastic product can last from 400 to 1000 years with newer “degradable” compounds, but before that degradation can happen waste plastic will continue to clog our waterways, oceans, forests, and other natural habitats that are filled with animals who mistake dangerous plastic for food. Chemical dangers are also high, because both creation and recycling of plastic produce toxic materials of many kinds.
Though plastics have made our lives easier because of its easy handling and less cost, it has dangerous effects on the environment.
Major disadvantages of plastic usage:
Non-biodegradable and Soil infertility: Plastics contain polymers that do not decay easily when buried in the ground. Non-recyclable waste plastic covers, broken plastic toys, etc that are deposited on the soil will harm the fertility of soil and affect the growth of crops.
Recycling harm and toxicity: Though few plastics are recyclable, the process is much harmful to the nature and environment.
4R Principles to avoid plastic pollution:
REDUCE – minimize the usage of plastics and opt for eco-friendly methods. Avoid plastic bags and use cotton or jute carry bags
REUSE - Plastic wrapping box can be reused instead of disposal.
RECYCLE - Dispose plastic wastes with caution. Dump them in recycling bin meant for plastics, so that it can be recycled.
RECOVER – When recycling of the plastic is not feasible, the energy generated in combustion can be used as fuel.
Say No to plastics! Let us Go Green!