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In our world today, plastic is one of the materials that is widely used, it is very rare to see a company that does not make use of plastic material in packaging their products. The use of plastic has been in existence for a long time so It is certain that it has been of great benefit to people but it has also brought more danger to our environment in different ways, and that's why some countries banned plastic.
The use of plastic has become an eyesore in my vicinity, anywhere I go ro, plastics are always disposed of carelessly, and people are less concerned about it, and I guess it's because there's no strong rule against the use of plastic in my country, had it been there's, I'm sure the misuse of plastic will be minimized.
The misused of plastic has caused more harm than good to our environment. A lot of people dispose of their plastic inside the canal and when it rains, it will prevent the easy flow of water and this can lead to environmental disasters. This is an occurrence I've witnessed, most times When it's raining, the majority of the dirt I saw inside the canal is different types of plastic, that's crazy!
Does burning solve the solution?
Some people might want to keep the environment clean by burning them. However, burning is not the right option because it brings more hazards to the greenhouse through the release of CO2 but there is some other way we can use in minimizing the use of plastics;
Getting reusable plastics or materials
We Should make sure the plastic we are getting can be used again E.g bottles, plates, etc. People find it tasking to use reusable plastics, Rather we prefer going for disposable plastics. Reusable plastic also helps us in saving our money because we'll not have to buy another one. Going to a food canteen with non-disposable plastic can look weird to some people but it will go a long way in saving our environment and the world.
Most times when going to the market, the majority of people make use of disposable plastic bags, and we might end up disposing or burning them, apparently next time we go to the market, we'll get another one, the same thing applies to other plastic materials. We can minimize it by getting a material that can be used severely because the less we use disposable plastics, the less the production, and vice versa.
Recycling
The utilization of recycling our waste plastic is another way of minimizing waste plastic in landfill space. This reminds me of a man staying in my surrounding, anytime I entered his compound I use to see a lot of plastic bottles arranged in one corner of his compound, and sometimes I wondered why he was arranging them there, Not until I was forced to ask him, then he told that the purpose of keeping it there is to give to people that will recycle it, sound amazing to me. If everyone can also inculcate the habit of keeping plastic for recycling, it help in minimizing the way we dispose them. The act of recycling will also serve as an employment opportunity for some people.
You and I have a role to play in minimizing the rate at which plastics are produced and waste management of plastic,we can do this in anyway we chose. We don't have to wait for the government to do it for us, it's something we can carry out individually. when we make the move today, someday, people around us will also try to imitate us and gradually, everyone will inculcate the habit of plastics management.
That's some of the possible ways for me,I will also love to know how you minimize the use of plastic in the comment section,yours might be different from mine.
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