WHY PLASTIC IS DANGEROUS by

causes of plastic

jrata — 2018-09-06 18:12:24 UTC

Plastic are the most affordable and easily available items in the current world. Plastics are cheap and easy to make and are equally durable. They also get discarded easily. These qualities are the ones making plastics a huge pollution menace. Plastics are used as packaging materials, in home utilities, plastic bottles, straws, plastic paper bags, cans, and the list goes on.

how much plastic kills

jrata — 2018-09-06 18:19:46 UTC

100,000 marine creatures a year die from plastic entanglement and these are the ones found. Approximately 1 million sea birds also die from plastic. A plastic bag can kill numerous animals because they take so long to disintegrate. so many marine life die because of plastic.

how much plastic is produced

jrata — 2018-09-06 18:27:43 UTC

The proliferation of plastic products in the last 70 years or so has been extraordinary; quite simply we cannot now live without them. We are now producing nearly 300 million tons of plastic every year, half of which is for single use. More than 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans every year.

why do we need plastic packaging

jrata — 2018-09-06 23:51:03 UTC

protects vulnerable products from damage whilst in transit and from contamination or damage by moisture, humidity, gases, microorganisms, insects and light. plastic preserves products for longer, which reduces waste by giving people more time to use or consume it before it is longer suitable to do so. plastic prevents waste, products kept together and spillages avoided. does plastic really help people and their food

can we really burn plastic

jrata — 2018-09-07 00:04:47 UTC

The most dangerous emissions can be caused by burning plastics containing organoch- lor-based substances like PVC. When such plastics are burned, harmful quantities of dioxins, a group of highly toxic chemicals are emitted. Dioxins are the most toxic to the human organisms. if the fire still burns then there will be air pollution around the area.

how long does it take for plastic to decompose

jrata — 2018-09-07 00:12:04 UTC

Plastic waste is one of many types of wastes that take too long to decompose. Normally, plastic items can take up to 1000 years to decompose in landfills. But plastic bags we use in our everyday life take 10-1000 years to decompose, while plastic bottles can take 450 years or more.

video

jrata — 2018-09-07 00:19:19 UTC

jrata — 2018-09-13 01:40:09 UTC

Wherever you live, the easiest and most direct way that you can get started is by reducing your own use of single-use plastics. Single-use plastics include plastic bags, water bottles, straws, cups, utensils, dry cleaning bags, take-out containers, and any other plastic items that are used once and then
discarded.