Forget Plastic – Use Paper

By Author: James Roy
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The global warming, pollution or natural calamities are getting common new in the newspaper. We read them almost every day. But we still carry on with our day to day life with no sign of care. It will be shocking to hear, that we the general public or the common man also contributes into the pollution and if we cut few things from our life we can make our environment clean and earth green.

The major question that comes in front of every person and even the scientist is how to say NO to the plastic? Making use of the plastic bags has become a sort of addition to the world. At least once in the entire day the common man comes in contact or makes use of plastic bags. But, the most obvious reason for its so wide popularity is its great properties and uses that attracts every person towards it. Its immense flexibility, great carrying capacity and inert nature makes it a complete household product. It occupies very less space, can be stretched and molded into various shapes and many more. All ...
... such properties are very well known and so starting from vegetables or fruits to chemicals or medicines or books to and hardware instrument, everything is been carried in a plastic bags. Its great popularity is now becoming very harmful to the planet earth. Plastic is a non biodegradable substance and so it cannot be converted to simpler substances. If buried into the soil, it remains the same for very long time and harms the soil. If burned, it makes the environmental air polluted. If thrown in water bodies, then it pollutes the water bodies also. Many animals are died due to its pollution. Once the plastic is formed that cannot be removed, and so if we have to save our earth from its pollution then we should start saying NO to plastic.

But, what can take place of plastic, which should be having all the properties of plastic and should also be environmental friendly paper bags. Paper is biodegradable substance and can be used to carry household as well as the industrial materials. Paper bags were invented in China to store as well transport the reactive chemical impurities, but nowadays these are available commercially. With various modifications in its manufacturing, the paper bags are made flexible and durable. It is made from hard cellulose, which makes it more resistant. Its usage is increasing day by day, and it becomes our duty to make people aware about the planet earth. The time has come to take responsibility on our shoulders, and save our forthcoming generation.

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