"Don't be drastic, say no to plastic." How we can avoid plastic?

Humans invented plastic but plastic is now killing humans, animals, birds and nature. 

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Who invented plastic?

World's first fully synthetic plastic was Bakelite, invented in New York in 1907 by Leo Baekeland, who coined term plastic. 

Plastic is all around us and also it is very vital for all of us but due to it's overuse it becomes perilous for nature as well as all of us.

Plastic is non-biodegradable and they take 1 thousand and millions of years to decompose. Plastic pollute the land, air, water and soil. Also it is menacing for animals and birds. 

Might you don't know but over 1 million marine creatures and other birds and animals die each year from plastic trash. 

You will be astound to know that around 8.3 billion ton of plastic have been created by humans since 1950's and from that only 9% has been recycled. 

How plastic is affecting our environment?

➤ The toxic chemicals used to manufacture plastic gets transferred to animal tissue and finally entering the human food chain.

➤ Plastic bags can block  water ways and causes natural disaster. Plastic debris is found everywhere. 

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➤ Plastic contain toxic compounds like Ethylene Oxide, Xylene and Benzene. Research says that one bag of plastic takes 500 years to get destroyed naturally. 

➤ Improper disposals of plastic bags can make land infertile and also contaminate ground water and nearby water resources. 

➤ The litter of plastic bags in the ocean isn't allowing air to pass to the marine animals and they are getting suffocated. 

➤ Plastic food containers are very harmful and can cause health problems in humans.

➤ In Haryana at Faridabad  75 kg of plastic, nail, wires, mirror, nut bolts and bangles were extracted from a 6 months pregnant cow. Isn't this distressing? 

➤ According to report capital of U.P at Lucknow , 1k cows were dead in 2017.

➤ Manufacturing of plastic in large scale results in production of harmful greenhouse gases which adversely affect the environment. 

How we can avoid plastic?

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➤ Stop using plastic straws:

500+ million plastic straws are thrown away daily in the US and UK.

➤ Use reusable bottles:

500+ billion plastic bottles used every year around the world.

➤ Use reusable bags:

Up to 1 trillion plastic bags discarded every year around the world.

➤ Use cloth diapers:

In the US 27+ billion disposables thrown away every year.

➤ Use reusable razors:

In the US 2+ billion disposables thrown away every year.

➤ Give up gum:

Worldwide 100,000+ tons of discarded every year.

➤ Use plastic free face wash:

300,000 plastic beads in every tube of facewash.

➤ Use bamboo toothbrushes:

1+ billion toothbrushes discarded every year.

➤ Stop Smoking:

2.4+ million cigarette filters found on International Coastal Cleanup Day.

Eating plastic animal died, seeing plastic nature cried. So, say no to plastic

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