Plastic Consumption by Individuals: Adverse Effects on Environment and Marine Life

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Plastic consumption by individuals
In the present scenario, it has been seen that people are using plastic bags. There are
various reasons which are concerned with the use of plastic bags. The individuals are using
plastics because it is cheap in price. The price is very low and it can be affordable for the each
and every individual. The plastic bags are manufactured from polyethylene which is basically
byproducts of the crude oil refining and it is available in a large quantity. They are considered as
a quite cheap raw material which is cheap to produce (Akcaozoglu, 2015). Also, it is light in
weight which helps individual to carry one product from one place to another. Now day's plastic
bags are used by every individual. From the vegetable vendor of the designer sore, everyone is
using plastic bags. It is also one of the modern conveniences to carry products or goods from one
place to another. Plastics are responsible for causing pollution and killing wildlife and
consuming the precious resources of the earth.
One of the adverse effects is that they are non-biodegradable. Decomposition of plastic
bags can take 400 years and it can be seen that no one survives for a long time to witness the
decomposition of the plastics (Wagner, Peeters, De Keyzer, Duflou, & Dewulf, 2018).
Therefore, it is important to use fewer plastics or no plastics so that environment for future
generations and also animals can be saved.
Plastic bags are considered as a most affordable if a comparison is made with the other
bags. There are many people who do not carry any bags at the time of shopping and demand
plastic carry bags for each purchase.
When the individual uses plastic it gives negative impact on many various aspects. One
of effect is on the oceans. Plastic consumption by the individual is also giving adverse impact on
the oceans. Plastics are considered as a major source of global marine pollution. There are large
pieces that entangle into marine animals and also there are tiny pieces which are broken down
into small pieces by the force of sun and water. The plastic enters into the marine food chain and
creates a problem in relation to their survival. It has also been evaluated that once the plastic
particles are spread in the marine environment, wind then it spreads around the world and create
an issue for the marine animals to survive for long (Gall & Thompson, 2015).
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