Single Use Plastic
Plastic Products impact on Environment
What are Plastics and How is it produced?
The plastic we see today mostly comes from fossil fuel sources. But how do plastics change from oil or other fossil fuels to what we buy at the store?
We may find many different types of plastics, and majorly grouped into two main polymer families:
- Thermoplastics
- Thermosets
Concern about Single use Plastic:
Single-use plastic products can be manufactured from a wide range of plastics and their products include a diverse range of commonly used fast-moving consumer products that are discarded after having been used once for the purpose for which they were provided, are rarely recycled, and are prone to becoming litter. 80 to 85 % of marine litter, measured as beach litter counts, is plastic, with single-use plastic items representing 50 % and fishing-related items representing 27 % of the total A significant proportion of the fishing gear placed on the market is not collected for treatment. Single-use plastic products and fishing gear containing plastic are therefore a particularly serious problem in the context of marine litter, pose a severe risk to marine ecosystems, to biodiversity and to human health and damage activities such as tourism, fisheries and shipping etc.
The high functionality and relatively low cost of plastic means that this material is increasingly ubiquitous in everyday life. While plastic plays a useful role in the economy and provides essential applications in many sectors, its growing use in short-lived applications, which are not designed for re-use or cost-effective recycling, means that related production and consumption patterns have become increasingly inefficient and linear.
Any alternatives for single use plastic?
Single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives that are also affordable are readily available.
List of single use plastic products.
1. Cotton bud sticks.
2. Cutlery, plates, straws and stirrers
3. Balloons and sticks for balloons
4. Food containers
5. Caps & lids
6. Cups for beverages
7. Beverage containers
8. Cigarette butts
9. Plastic bags
10.Packets and wrappers
11.Wet wipes and sanitary items
What action Govt & manufacturer has to take?
In order to limit the adverse impact of such single-use plastic products on the environment, Govt should be required to prohibit their placing on the market or it will be allowed to be placed on the market if they fulfil specific product design requirements that significantly reduce the dispersal into the environment when they made of plastic.
or
Manufacturer has to design of plastic products in such a way that it should always take into account the production and use phase and the reusability and recyclability of the product
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