Environmental pollution is one of the biggest challenges faced by the world, and plastic bags play a major role in it. Many believe its use should completely be restricted, and I completely agree with this narrative, as it is not only a major cause of pollution, but also hazardous to the marine world.
With the age of consumerism, the use of polyethylene bag emerged drastically. Nowadays, every grocery store, shopping mall and other retail shops, consume the use of polyester bag for serving their customers with ease of shopping, and as most of these carrying bags are printed with different advertisement, therefore; it represents as big passive marketing tool. Nevertheless, all of this comes at a cost of huge environmental issue, because these shopping bags are made up of polythene which is not a bio-degradeable material. Particularly, many environmental scientists conducted research to determine the life cycle of these polyethylene bags, and it was observed that one polyethylene bag would take around a decade to decompose.
Another grave hazard caused by these polythene bags is that it is harmful to marine life. For example, In the year 2011 a great blue whale was found dead on the shore of Australian beach, and upon investigation it was confirmed that it died because it had consumed a large amount of waste containing straws and plastic bags etc. If it were not dumped into the sea, the aquatic animals would not have suffered from it. Furthermore, upon decomposition of polystyrene bags in the ocean it converts into micro-plastic which is tiny plastic particles, and these micro-plastics are being infused into aquatic life, as a result, when humans consume these marine cuisines then it enters into humans too, which is a major cause of diseases like cancer.
In conclusion, the exorbitant consumption of polythene bags has exacerbated the environmental issues faced by the world. If this situation continues to escalate, then it would bring doom to mankind, too.
Environmental
pollution is one of the biggest challenges faced by the world, and plastic
bags
play a major role in it.
Many
believe its
use
should completely
be restricted
, and I completely
agree
with this narrative, as it is not
only
a major cause of pollution,
but
also
hazardous to the marine world.
With the age of consumerism, the
use
of polyethylene
bag
emerged
drastically
. Nowadays, every grocery store, shopping mall and other retail shops, consume the
use
of polyester
bag
for serving their customers with
ease
of shopping, and as most of these carrying
bags
are printed
with
different
advertisement,
therefore
; it represents as
big
passive marketing tool.
Nevertheless
, all of this
comes
at a cost of huge
environmental
issue,
because
these shopping
bags
are made
up of polythene which is not a
bio-degradeable
material.
Particularly
,
many
environmental
scientists conducted research to determine the life cycle of these polyethylene
bags
, and it
was observed
that one polyethylene
bag
would take around a decade to decompose.
Another grave hazard caused by these polythene
bags
is that it is harmful to marine life.
For example
, In the year 2011 a great blue whale
was found
dead on the shore of Australian beach, and upon investigation it
was confirmed
that it
died
because
it had consumed a large amount of waste containing straws and plastic
bags
etc. If it were not dumped into the sea, the aquatic animals would not have suffered from it.
Furthermore
, upon decomposition of polystyrene
bags
in the ocean it converts into micro-plastic which is tiny plastic particles, and these micro-plastics are
being infused
into aquatic life,
as a result
, when humans consume these marine cuisines then it enters into humans too, which is a major cause of diseases like cancer.
In conclusion
, the exorbitant consumption of polythene
bags
has exacerbated the
environmental
issues faced by the world. If this situation continues to escalate, then it would bring doom to mankind, too.