Plastic is a boon or a curse
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Benefits of plastics-Boon
The considerable growth in plastic use is due to the beneficial properties of plastics. These include :
a. Extreme versatility and ability to be tailored to meet very specific technical needs.
b. Lighter weight than competing materials, reducing fuel consumption during transportation.
c. Extreme durability.
d. Resistance to chemicals, water and impact.
e. Good safety and hygiene properties for food packaging.
f. Excellent thermal and electrical insulation properties.
g. Relatively inexpensive to produce.
Plastic makes up around 7% of the average household dustbin.
Plastic as a Curse
Misuse of any technology can lead to curse. 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. With more and more plastic products, particularly plastic packaging, being disposed of soon after their purchase, the landfill space required by plastics waste is a growing concern.
plastic is a boon or curse both if we use plastic in very very large quantity it is a curse for us if we use it is in small quantity or itself useful quantity it is a boon for us if we use anything in large amount it is a curse for us and if we use anything any right amount it is a boon for us