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3. Threat to marine & terrestrial life:
Many animals intake plastic products mistaking them for food & therefore die. What is worse is that
the ingested plastic bag remains intact even after the death & decomposition of the animal. Thus it
takes lives & still remains in the landscape to hunt for more victims.
4. Diminishes petroleum products:
Plastic Bag manufacturing is exhausting the precious non-renewable resources. To make plastics
around 60- 100 million barrels of oil is needed every year around the world. Surely the invaluable
resource shouldn’t be wasted on producing perilous plastic products. Should it?
The list of harmful effects of plastics is non-exhaustive. Synthetic plastic is not only non-
biodegradable but one of the major pollutants of the sea. Hence, it is our sole duty to shoulder
responsibility for this problem which ultimately harms us.
Biodegradable alternative to plastic bags is hence the most viable option to save Mother Earth from
escalating ecological catastrophes.
Read more: https://www.ecomaniac.org/plastic-the-toxic-ingredient/