Question

Speech on Plastic Pollution

Answer 1

Explanation:

Dear Society Members and all the loving children – Warm Good Evening to all of you!

First of all, welcome to the society club house and a huge thank you for making it here on such a short notice. The reason behind calling this society meeting is to inform you about the visit of the municipality authorities today in our society, who carefully inspected our surroundings. The authorities are likely to pay such surprise visits in other neighboring societies as well. Essentially, they are urging people to maintain their surroundings as well as keep them clean and green. There is also a strong cry to completely ban the use of plastic because plastic pollution is yet another worse form of pollution which severely affects our environment.

In fact, this year’s theme for the World Environment Day is “Beat Plastic Pollution”. It calls for action from each one of us and urges us to tactically handle this grave environmental challenge which is posed before us. Our country was the host for this year’s World Environment Day and the theme was chosen by us so as to send out a strong message to everyone how favorable changes can be made in our day to day lives where the excessive burden of plastic pollution could be removed from our immediate surroundings, natural sights, our wildlife and from our very own daily activities.

I am not denying the usefulness of plastic, but we have become too much dependent on the use of plastic which has some really serious consequences to follow. Globally, about one million drinking bottles of plastic are being bought every minute and every year up to five trillion disposable plastic bags are used up. If we look at it as a whole, then about 50 percent of the plastic which is in circulation offers only one time use.

Approximately one third of the packaging in plastic tends to escape collection system which implies that it ends up choking our city roads thereby polluting our natural surroundings. It is witnessed that every year nearly 13 million tons of plastic is dumped into the oceans where it chokes coral reefs and poses a grave threat to the vulnerable aquatic wildlife. The plastic which is found in the oceans can surround our planet earth 4 times in one year and it can last for about 1,000 years before breaking down completely.

Plastic also tends to contaminate our water supply and thus our water bodies. It causes a serious harm because plastic is made up of different chemicals many of which are toxic and disrupt hormonal balance. Plastics also act as a magnet for other contaminants, such as metals, dioxins and pesticides.

Friends, it is therefore highly advisable to completely shun the use of plastic and save our environment from pollution. Also, encourage others, especially your children and people in your immediate surroundings to switch to environment-friendly products and absolutely say ‘no’ to plastics.

This is all I have to say, thank you!

Answer 2

Answer:

Plastic Pollution

Plastics are things or objects made of organic polymers or synthetic compounds. Plastic was seen as a boon because it is easily available, cheap, and can be used to manufacture things of all shapes and sizes. But the overuse of plastic has led to pollution of enormous proportion with many harmful consequences.

1. Plastic products are not bio-degradable and can remain unchanged for many years. Durability is a property we want in the products that we use. But the durability of plastic resulted in the piling of plastic trashes in the form of plastic bags, plastic water bottles, and other plastic containers.
2. Plastics are a health hazard. Exposure to toxic chemicals emitted by plastics causes cancer, weakens the immune system, and is responsible for many other diseases.
3. Plastic garbage has created an unhygienic condition in our environment. Disposable of plastic litter has become a major difficulty in our towns and cities.
4. Since it is not biodegradable, plastics adversely affect the fertility and the quality of the soil.
5. Freshwater sources like rivers and lakes are becoming dumpsters for plastic bags.
6. Plastic wastes, especially plastic bags find their way into rivers and oceans. They are swallowed by fish, seabirds, and other marine creatures leading to death by suffocation.
7. Plastic bags, plastic bottles, and other discarded plastic products do not degrade. They accumulate in drainage systems and block the flow of water causing waterlogging.
8. Plastic is often disposed of by burning and this releases poisonous gases into the atmosphere. This pollutes the air that we breathe and escalates global warming.

Prevention

1. To prevent plastic pollution, the reduction of the use of plastic products is the first step. If the demand is less, production will decrease. Say "No" to plastic bags. Refuse any plastic bags from shop owners when shopping. Carry your shopping bag.
2. Carefully separate plastic waste from other garbage for recycling.
3. Stop buying plastic products. Replace plastic bags with bags made of biodegradable materials like cotton and jute and recycled paper bags.
4. Stop burning plastic as a means of waste disposal. The toxic gases released pollute the air we breathe. It increases global warming.
5. Educate other people about the dangers of plastic products and how to reduce plastic pollution.
6. Don't buy bottled water. Always carry your non-plastic water bottle.
7. Everyone must participate in the movement to clean up land and water from plastic wastes.