Q. How is plastic harmful for our environment? what are the effects of plastic on environment and human health?
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Plastic is harmful for our environment as when we try to burn it, it causes a lot of pollution and when we burry it, it takes thousands of years to decompose and if we throw it away.. it will block the drains which can lead to natural disasters like floods.
It is also harmful for human health as... when we store food in plastic containers.. some compounds of plastic stick to the food particles and if we swallow it... it can cause cancer..if we throw it in dustbin then it can be eaten away by animals and this can cause to their Death. Even if we leave them in water bodies.. it can also harm the marine life.
This is how plastics are a great threat to our environment.
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Plastic is harmful for our environment because it contains harmful chemicals which take many years (approx- 1000 years) to decompose. It causes soil pollution.
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