Question

Taking ideas from the notes given below together with your own ideas, write an article in about 150 words
HARMFUL EFFECTS OF PLASTIC BAGS.
Non biodegradable
Cause pollution
Do not decompose naturally
Release harmful gases when burnt
Decrease soil fertility
Choke drains, sewages
Harmful for cattles
Contaminate food items packed in them
Discard
plastic
Use Paper!
Jute/Cloth
bags​

Answer 1

Answer:

How Do Plastic Bags Affect Our Environment? ... Plastic bags tend to disrupt the environment in a serious way. They get into soil and slowly release toxic chemicals. They eventually break down into the soil, with the unfortunate result being that animals eat them and often choke and die

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Answer 2

Answer:

Plastic products are not bio-degradable and can remain unchanged for many years. This adversely affects the fertility and the quality of the soil.

Plastics products including plastic bags are a health hazard. Exposure to toxic chemicals emitted by plastics causes cancer, decreases the effectiveness of the immune system, and are responsible for many other diseases.

Dumping of plastic bags, plastic bottles, etc. has created an unhygienic condition to our environment. Plastic litters has become a major pollution to our surrounding.

Our freshwater sources like rivers and lakes are becoming dumpsters for plastic bags.

Plastic products, 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.

Since plastic bags, plastic bottles and other discarded plastic products do not decompose naturally. They accumulate in drainage and sewerage systems and block the flow of water causing waterlogging.

Plastic products including plastic bags are often disposed off by burning and this releases poisonous gases into the atmosphere. This pollutes the air we breathe and increases global warming.

Some of the ways to reduce the use of plastic products and thereby reduce harmful effects on our health and our environment:

1. Say "No" to plastic bags given by shopkeepers. Refuse any plastic bags from shop owners when you are shopping. It is best to carry your own shopping bag.
2. Carefully separate plastic products from other garbages for recycling.
3. Stop buying plastic products. When there is less demand, the manufacturing will decrease.
4. Replace plastic bags with bags made of biodegradable materials like cotton and jute and recycled paper bags.
5. Stop burning plastic as a means of waste disposal. The toxic gases released pollute the air we breathe. It increases global warming.
6. Don't buy bottled water. Carry your own nonplastic water bottle.