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production, greenhouse gases are created which further contribute to global climate change. 2. Plastic bags do not degrade. In truth, petroleum based plastic bags never degrade. Instead of the plastic degrading, it is broken down into small tiny pieces which are swept down and end up in the oceans which are then consumed by wildlife. Currently, there are approximately 46,000-1,000,000 plastic fragments floating within every square mile of the globes oceans. 3. Plastic bags are harmful to wildlife and marine life. Birds, animals and marine life such as sea turtles and fish often mistake the plastic bag and other plastic materials for food and consume them. What happens once they consume these plastic materials is that their digestive system gets congested leading to the development of health infections and death when there is suffocation. The animals may also become easily entangled inside the plastic. 4. Plastic bags are harmful to human health. There are some chemicals from the plastic bags which can disrupt the normal functioning of hormones in the body. Most plastic fragments in the oceans like plastic bags have some pollutants such as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl) together with PAHs (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) which are hormone disrupting. Once the marine animals consume these chemicals, they move through the food web then later into the humans who consume fish together with other marine animals. The chemical materials bioaccumulates in the sea animals and fish system as they are exposed to them in the ocean waters. When the humans prepare them they consume all these chemicals affecting their healths. They could develop cancers or other serious conditions. 5. Plastic bags are expensive and hard to clean or remove from the environment. As per US standards, the amount of plastic bag cleanup is around 17 cents per bag thus in average the taxpayers end up paying around $88 each year just on plastic bag waste. A Corporate Communications –Eastern Region Presentation , 2018 9
These plastic bags also cost 3-5 cents each. Thus, the plastic considered free is not free after all. Individuals pay a lot to purchase them and even for reusing them. For this reason, plastics should simply be banned. 6. Plastic bags are not easy to recycle. Plastic bags are said to present significant challenge in terms of recycling. Recycling facilities do not have the capacity to recycle plastic bags and thus do not accept them. Therefore, the actual recycling rate for plastic bags is around 5%. 7. Plastic bags tend to last more; perhaps forever and we even use so many of them. Plastic bags never degrade completely which shows that as more of them are produced by companies, then more are introduced into the environment. Therefore, the more the amount of plastic bags the more there is plastic pollution and its effects. Banning the use of plastic bags will help reduce this great effect. A Corporate Communications –Eastern Region Presentation , 2018 10
Page 1 and 2: Plastic Ke Khilaaf Itna Sannata Kyu
Page 3 and 4: From Editor’s Desk Plastic Ke Khi
Page 5 and 6: Chapter 1: “Loha Garam hain, Maar
Page 7 and 8: Chapter 3: Flashback : “Yeh Green
Page 9: Chapter 4: “…So jaa nahi toh Ga
Page 13 and 14: 3. BPA generation: Biphenyl A is an
Page 15 and 16: Chapter 6: “Basanti, Plastic ke i
Page 17 and 18: 3. Air Pollution Burning of plastic
Page 19 and 20: shop. That’s a lot of plastic! Ca
Page 21 and 22: Chapter 8: “Yeh Sirf Awareness Na
Page 23 and 24: Here is a quick summary of what we
Page 25: Disclaimer Yaad Rakkhunga! This boo

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