As we know plastic is very important but for every good thing there is always a bad result and consequences for iit. Herecomes the PLASTIC, as we know Plastic is wonderful packing material. It is very cheap does get affected by water and it is available everywhere. The only disadvantage and the most important one is that it pollutes our nature. Since it is very difficult to replace plastic we should make it bbiodegradable By adding only two percentage of additive while making plastic, we can make it vanish in the thin air. So instead fighting against plastic let us make it bbiodegradableand have the cake and eat it too. Which is a non-biodegradable product. Plastic is very useful in many ways like in packaging, storing eetc. Soit has many usages but as it is non degradable which creates a bigger problem to the environment.
As it is understood that plastic is harmful for the environment and so, in principle, support this ban. However, we have no alternatives. Till we come up with alternatives, we should take some initiatives such as of implementation for cardboard-based packaging for food. Similarly, plastic manufacturers of the state should give proper instructions for the manufacturing.
If we see The Hindu took one survey in the Tamil Nadu with the help of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) which clearly showed that due to improper usage and increasing demand of plastic is polluting the Tamil Nadu environment, the water bodies are so polluted that fishes death rate is increasing as plastic is creating the barrier to the environment which creates a blockage like a gate sstructure, dueto which proper sunlight is unable to reach them, as this doesn’t fulfil the basis need of water creators. Thus, I should ask all the concerned industries asking them to certain measures to comply with the ban. Ask them to put up a display board made of metal (not in Plastic) with pictorial representation of the banned one-time use and throwaway plastic items at the entrance of the industry to aware the visitors about the implementation of the plastic ban. Which will create awareness that we want to declare as “plastic-free zone” and stick prominent stickers for it.
We can also create awareness programmes about the ban and alternatives to the banned plastics should be conducted for employees and people living in radius of the industry and factories. Also, the TNPCB advised to not use banned plastic items in canteens, offices, meetings, etc. The corporate social responsibility funds can be used to raise money for all these.
We can also provide for a few exemptions, including use of plastic bags for export in Special Economic Zones, plastic bags and sheets used in forestry, plastic bags/sheets used to pack dairy products and carry bags bearing a label ‘biodegradable In lieu of plastic carry bags jute bags can be used. These bags are bbiodegradableand do not lead to pollution of the environment. Besides, if jute bags are introduced in the market then the jute industry will flourish and will provide employment to lots of people. In place of Plastic Cups clay cups can be introduced. They are also environmentally sustainable.
