Plastic waste is a by-product of urban lifestyle and is considered as a necessary evil.
Provide your critical views on this statement, focusing on utility of plastic in the growth
of urban lifestyle and impacts of plastic waste on the environment (including humans)
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Resource conservation is management of the use of natural resources to provide the maximum benefit to current generation while maintaining capacity to meet the needs of future generations. Conservation includes both the protection and rational use of natural resources.
Is plastic waste a necessary evil
We have become increasingly dependant on plastic products. It has gained ground in numerous packaging sectors and many other zones as well. As a consequence, a vast amount of plastic waste is generated every day.
Precisely, the SUPs i.e. Single Use Plastics are of significant use. But, on the flip side, they are causing harmful effects on the environment. They can't be degraded naturally, so soil fertility gets severely impacted. If animals happen to consume plastic bags, they might suffocate to death.
If they are disposed of in open places, they become breeding grounds for vectors of many diseases like mosquitoes that cause malaria and dengue. All in all, they negatively impact human health too.