Question

The ban on single-use plastic is impractical. The purpose
of articles like bags and packaging is ultimately to make
human life easier. Plastic articles do this well, so they
shouldn’t be banned.



Write a paragraph to analyse the given argument. You could think about what alternative explanations might weaken the given conclusion and include rationale / evidence that would strengthen / counter the given argument.

Answer 1

What do water bottles, dispensing containers, biscuit trays, shampoo bottles, milk bottles, freezer bags, cling film, potato chip packets, microwave dishes, ice cream tubs, bottle caps, disposable cutlery and tableware have in common? Single use plastic. Ironically, the same property that make plastic so useful — its durability — also makes it nearly impossible for nature to break it down, making the substance one of the biggest menaces threatening the planet.

A United Nations report on environment states that only 9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled. About 12% has gone through incineration, while the rest — 79% — has piled up in landfills, dumps or the natural environment, leading to slow poisoning of the earth.

The curse of the necessary evil that is plastic has gone beyond land. More than 8 million metric tonne of plastic is dumped into the oceans every year — equivalent to a garbage truck every minute — and scientists predict that by 2050 there will be more plastic by weight in the oceans than fish.

Answer 2

Answer:

here it is

Explanation:

Plastics is both a friend and foe to humankind. It has been with the humans for about 200 years now and its usage has had an adverse effect on our mother earth. Plastic is used by humans in day to day life ranging form packing food to usage in making spectacles. It is quite impossible to get rid of it altogether but we can bring changes slowly like the conservatives during the 19th centuary. So instead of completely eradicate

plastics we should focus on decreasing the overuse of it and then can use several small ways like taking cloth bags for shopping and using bio degradable materials for packing stuff as we often throw them away.

So if we all contribute little we could bring a big change on the impact caused by plastics and hence be able to protect our mother earth from this grave danger.