-By
Biren
kumar
panda
7th A
TODAY’S
TOPIC IS
SAY NO TO
SINGLE
USE
PLASTIC
MYT
& Plastic H human heaI†h: HOWEVER,
does not seem †o affect
it can dangerously cffcc† o†har animal life and aI†cr
†hc environmental (air, water, and soil) causing hazardous
pollution when i† is dumped in†o †he cnvironmen†.
Birds and turtles are
killed every year from pIas†ic bag
lifter in †he aquatic environment
as they of†en mistake plastic
bags for food.
Plastic bags, once ingested,
canno† be digested or
passed by an animal so i† s†ays in
the gu†.
•Plastic in an animol's gut can
preven† food digestion and can lead
†o a very slow and painful dea†h.
Plastic is ubiquitous in our lives because it is convenient and
Relo†ively inexpensive. It is convenience comes from being
lightweigh† and its ability to absorb impac† shock without breaking,
which on its own meri†, is hard to argue with.
Plastics ore so versatile in use tha† †heir impacts †he
environmcn† arc extramcly wide ranging, posing serious challenge for
disposal
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Careless disposal of plastic baps chokes drains, blocks
†he porosity of †he soil, and causes problems for groundwater
recharge. . Due to its non-biodegradable no†ure, littering
of plastics causes irreversible damage †o the environment.
Municipalities routinely receive repoCs of
dea†h of cows and o†her animals from
ingesting plastic bags.
Plastic bags †ake between IS †o 1000 years †o degrade.
The chemical pollu†on†s released from them are a Serious Threat
†o be Tackled.
Designing eco-friendly, biodepradablc plastics is the need of
†he hour. Though paAially biodegradable plastics have been
developed and used, completely biodegradable plastics based on
renewable s†arch rather †han petrochemicals have only recently
been developed and ore in the early s†ages of commercialization.
Pnper , Cloth, Jute, Cone,
etc., ore †he mos† preferable but
s†ilI controversial
Say NO to plastic check-out bogs
whilst shopping and buy reusable bogs or
bring your own for your shopping
instead
•Use of Sloss / Ceramic instead
of plastic in Microwave.
• Replace plastic †roveI mugs
with stainless
s†e«l for ho† beverages.
•When you can‘t avoid plastic, check container bottoms for recycling
codes (in triangle wi†h chasing arrows). Choose †hose easily recycled.
V
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
s impossible to eliminate most plastic
from daily life, bu† it's pruden† for our
health and thot of our environment to curb
the use of some.
Overall reduction in pIos†ic usage,
proper managemen† for disposal and
public awareness would brixg a great difference
in present siNo†ion.
Store And hend over fo rproper recycling
or disposol.
•do not let plastic litter the environment.
SAVE
At a Glance
India generated around 34.69 lakh tonnes per annum (TPA) of
plastics waste, as per the Annual Report of Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB) for the year 2019-20.
A resolution was piloted by India on addressing Single-Use
Plastic (SUP) products pollution at the 4th United Nations
Environment Assembly (UNEA) held in Nairobi, Kenya in March
2019.
Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his Independence
Day’s speech in 2019 gave a clarion call to make India free from
Single-Use Plastic.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
notified the Plastics Waste Management (Amendment) Rules
2021 on 12 August 2021, prohibiting the manufacture, import,
stocking, distribution, sale and use of the identified Single-Use
Plastic items with effect from 1 July, 2022.
How Single-use Plastic is harmful?
Single-Use Plastic is the most popular kind of plastic due to its
easy access, cheap value and high use.
It has been estimated that nearly half of all plastic produced
around the world is designed for Single-use purposes – used just
once and then thrown away
