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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Plastics, the environment and human health: causes and effects

According to a study, it is found that percentage of micro plastic in living beings is increasing at a rapid rate. It is said that people worldwide could be consuming 5 g of plastic particles every week which is quite a large amount.


It is revealed that the world has produced as much plastic as during the rest of history and also took a notice that industry is set to grow by 4% a year until 2025. The question is, when do we start acting for all of these things.


Plastic pollution



The study also revealed that more than 75% of all plastics produced winds up as waste. Around 100 million tonnes is dumped into Nature, polluting land, rivers and the sea. Plastic particles are found in marine animals and it is more than what was previously found.


Governments have already made various laws on this issue but the real problems comes in its enactment. People do not follow the rules and most of them don’t even care about the consequences. They continue what they are suppose to do.


The laws should be strict and binding to all. Then only some results will be reflected. We, as a common people should also take up the responsibility to do various things to reduce the usage of plastic. We should reduce the usage of plastic as much as possible.


Governments, NGOs, and as a individual, we should spread awareness about the hazardous results of the excessive usage of the plastic. In schools and colleges proper seminars and meetups should be arranged to explain about plastic usage.


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