ESSAY ON PLASTIC BAGS BAN

 

Ban Plastic Bags

Plastic bags are used for various purpose. The most common use of plastic bags is to carry grocery items. These are easily available in the market and thus used extensively. However, disposing these bags is a big issue as these bags are non-biodegradable.

They have become a major cause of land pollution. Used plastic bags stay in our environment for years and contribute to land and water pollution. This is the reason why many countries have banned the use of plastic bags. These countries have replaced plastic bags with paper and reusable cloth bags.

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The Government of India has also banned the use of plastic bags in many states but the same has never been implemented properly. We must understand that these have been banned for our good. Every individual must take it as his responsibility to stop the use of plastic bags to keep our environment clean and healthy.

Plastic bags cause health problem in human beings as well as in animals. Waste food, vegetables and fruit peels are thrown away in plastic bags. Animals gulp pieces of plastic bags while having food. This causes various diseases and illness in them. Gulping plastic bags even choked their throat and suffocate them to death.

The chemicals present in plastic bags contaminate the soil. They make the soil infertile and hinder the growth of plants. Plastic bags re made of polypropylene which is produced from petroleum and natural gas. These are both non-renewable fossil and their extraction creates greenhouse gases that are the leading cause of global warming.

In monsoon season canal are closed by plastic. As a result, roads, railway stations even airport become full of water.

The Government has put a ban on plastic bags in many states in India but people continue to use these bags as these are still available in the market. The Government should take a strict measure. Besides each one of us should take it as a responsibility to stop using these.

Thus, plastic bags are ruining our beautiful environment and have become a threat to our health. It is high time we must stop the use of plastic bags. It is not difficult to keep a cloth bag with us while going to market. This will go a long way in keeping our environment clean. I am being a citizen of India I would suggest that the Government should force the plastic industries for producing biodegradable bags.