What damage can a plastic string cause?
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Plastic strings are the thin layers of plastic that can easily get entangled and harm living organisms.
- Often industries dump plastic into water bodies such as rivers, lakes causing water pollution.
- The consumption of plastic by marine animals such as fish, turtles chokes them, leading to death.
- Since, plastic strings are thin and strong they can easily get entangled causing suffocation, injury and even death.
- Plastic strings can not be easily decomposed, and are present in the dump yards for a long time, many animals eat the strings and eventually die.
There are various types of plastic strings. The most used plastic string is used in kite flying. It is harmful to people travelling and animals.
Dangerous to people: A large number of people use plastic strings to fly kites on important occasions such as Lohri and Independence Day Celebrations. This plastic string is coated with powdered glass. It injures many people while they are travelling on their bikes or scooters. The hanging string cuts the skin on the neck or face of people. Many such accidents have been reported.
Dangerous to animals: Plastic string kills birds as they get entangled in it.
Dangerous to environment: Since plastic does not disintegrate, the entanglements of plastic strings cause damage to animals, birds, and environment.