As all of us know how harmful plastic is and we should not use plastic but the question is plastic is so much involved in our day-today life that we cannot escape from it. But still if we try to find out the solution we can save the earth from its harmful effects to some extinct. Now here I am trying to put up some points, which can be useful in this case. If you have some more suggestions please expel out by posting comments.
1) If you can carry the goods in your hand please don’t ask for plastic bags.
2) If paper bags are available on shop ask the shopkeeper for paper bag instead of plastic bag.
3) Choose soups, milk and soy milk packaged in cardboard "brick" cartons, by Tetra Pak and SIG Combibloc, which are made of safer layers of aluminum and polyethylene (#2) and also recyclable.
4) Use disposable paper cups for tea or coffee instead of disposable plastic cups.
5) Instead of buying Plastic bottled soft drink ( coke , pepsi etc.) buy aluminum can or glass bottles.
6) Use paper or alternative disposable plates instead of disposable plastic plates.
7) Dot throwaway plastic bags in dustbin if they can be reused.
8) Go for alternative packaging products like cardboard based or aluminum foil based instead of polypacked products.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Why "No to Plastic"
Plastic is a major toxic pollutants of our era. Plastic is a non-biodegradable substance, composed of toxic chemicals that pollute earth, air and water.
There is no way whatsoever you can ‘safely’ dispose of plastic waste.
Our environment is being damaged both during the production and disposal of plastic. So we can reduce the damage done to only by reducing the production of plastic.
Plastic spread pollution right from the stage of its production. The major chemicals that involve in production of the plastic are highly toxic and pose serious threat to living beings of all species on earth.
The element contains in the plastic such as benzene and vinyl chloride can cause cancer and many other harmful diseases. Plastic resins themselves are flammable and have contributed considerably to several accidents worldwide. The toxic substances emitted during the manufacture of plastic are synthetic chemicals like ethylene oxide, benzene and xylenes. Besides polluting the eco-system, which is already fragile, these chemicals can cause an array of maladies ranging from birth defects to cancer, damage the nervous system and the immune system and also adversely affect the blood and the kidneys. And, many of these toxic substances are emitted during recycling of plastic, too.
Plastic once produced cannot be disposed. Plastic cannot be disposed through recycling, burning, or landfilling. Recycling of a plastic waste merely puts the hazardous material back into the marketplace and, eventually, into the environment – thereby making no reduction in toxic use. Since plastic does not undergo bacterial decomposition, landfilling using plastic would mean preserving the poison forever.
When plastic is burned it releases a host of poisonous chemicals into the air, including dioxin, the most toxic substance known to science.
Plastic wastes block the sewage systems in cities. The plastic wastes that are dumped into rivers, streams and seas contaminate the water, soil, marine life and also the very air we breathe. Choked drains provide excellent breeding grounds for disease-causing mosquitoes besides causing flooding during the monsoons.
Apart form toxic seepage from the landfill, resulting in the contamination of precious water sources, the waste mass impedes the flow of ground water as well and obstructs the movement of roots – thereby badly affecting the soil’s biological balance and organic processes.
Landfills are also prone to leaks. The wastes – especially cadmium and lead in the wastes – invariably mix with rain water, then seep through the ground and drain into nearby streams and lakes and other water bodies. Thus the water we use gets poisoned.
The only way out of the deadly and lasting danger of plastic is to cut down the use of plastic, if not avoid it altogether.
So please say ‘no’ to plastic .
There is no way whatsoever you can ‘safely’ dispose of plastic waste.
Our environment is being damaged both during the production and disposal of plastic. So we can reduce the damage done to only by reducing the production of plastic.
Plastic spread pollution right from the stage of its production. The major chemicals that involve in production of the plastic are highly toxic and pose serious threat to living beings of all species on earth.
The element contains in the plastic such as benzene and vinyl chloride can cause cancer and many other harmful diseases. Plastic resins themselves are flammable and have contributed considerably to several accidents worldwide. The toxic substances emitted during the manufacture of plastic are synthetic chemicals like ethylene oxide, benzene and xylenes. Besides polluting the eco-system, which is already fragile, these chemicals can cause an array of maladies ranging from birth defects to cancer, damage the nervous system and the immune system and also adversely affect the blood and the kidneys. And, many of these toxic substances are emitted during recycling of plastic, too.
Plastic once produced cannot be disposed. Plastic cannot be disposed through recycling, burning, or landfilling. Recycling of a plastic waste merely puts the hazardous material back into the marketplace and, eventually, into the environment – thereby making no reduction in toxic use. Since plastic does not undergo bacterial decomposition, landfilling using plastic would mean preserving the poison forever.
When plastic is burned it releases a host of poisonous chemicals into the air, including dioxin, the most toxic substance known to science.
Plastic wastes block the sewage systems in cities. The plastic wastes that are dumped into rivers, streams and seas contaminate the water, soil, marine life and also the very air we breathe. Choked drains provide excellent breeding grounds for disease-causing mosquitoes besides causing flooding during the monsoons.
Apart form toxic seepage from the landfill, resulting in the contamination of precious water sources, the waste mass impedes the flow of ground water as well and obstructs the movement of roots – thereby badly affecting the soil’s biological balance and organic processes.
Landfills are also prone to leaks. The wastes – especially cadmium and lead in the wastes – invariably mix with rain water, then seep through the ground and drain into nearby streams and lakes and other water bodies. Thus the water we use gets poisoned.
The only way out of the deadly and lasting danger of plastic is to cut down the use of plastic, if not avoid it altogether.
So please say ‘no’ to plastic .
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