Question

Why plastic is not disposed properly

Answer 1

Plastic is a polymer which means that its molecules are created with many atoms that create strands. The plastic molecules cannot permeate in other material such as soil and food products. To provide plastic with some of its mechanical properties, it is mixed with certain chemicals, these chemical can seep into food and when they are plastic is thrown away it seeps into the environments like soil and water contaminating it with cancer and other disease causing agents. Plastic is also not biodegradable which mean that it cannot be broken down into smaller molecules by mother nature rather it can survive for hundreds of years. This is why plastic packaging is discouraged by many environmental and environment related organizations. And it has become a disposal problem.