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M.SANGEETHA
PG ASSISTANT IN ZOOLOGY
SRI BHARATHI VIDYALAYA MATRIC HR. SEC. SCHOOL

Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of The first man-made plastic The material called
synthetic or semi synthetic organic solid materials was created by Parkesine was an organic
suitable for the manufacture of industrial products. Alexander Parkes who material derived from
Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular weight, publicly demonstrated it cellulose.
at the 1862 Great
and may contain other substances to improve International Exhibition in
performance and/or reduce costs. London.
Plastic is one of the few new chemical materials which
pose environmental problem. Polyethylene, polyvinyl Celluloid is derived from By 1900, movie film was
chloride, polystyrene is largely used in the manufacture cellulose and alcoholized an exploding market for
of plastics. camphor. John Wesley celluloid.
Hyatt invented celluloid
in 1868. He created
celluloid in a strip format
for movie film.

 PLASTIC BAGS
 PLASTIC COATINGS
 PLASTIC FURNITURE
 PLASTIC SHEETS
 PLASTIC FITTINGS
 PLASTIC TANKS
 PLASTIC TOYS
 PLASTIC BUCKETS
 PLASTIC SANITARYWARE
 PLASTIC STATIONERY

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Garbage has been discarded into the oceans for as long as humans
have sailed the seven seas or lived on seashores or near waterways
flowing into the sea. Since the 1940s, plastic use has increased
dramatically, resulting in a huge quantity of nearly indestructible,
lightweight material floating in the oceans and eventually
deposited on beaches worldwide.

Once they are used,

And one of the worst environmental
most plastic bags go
effects of plastic bags is that they are non-
into landfill, or rubbish
biodegradable. The decomposition of
tips. Each year more
and more plastic bags plastic bags takes about 1000 years.
are ending up littering
the environment. Once
they become litter,
plastic bags find their
way into our
waterways, parks,
beaches, and streets.
And, if they are burned,
they infuse the air with
toxic fumes.

Once plastic is produced, the harm is

done once and for all. Plastic defies
any kind of attempt at disposal – be
it through recycling, burning, or land
filling.
When plastic burned in air it releases a host of poisonous chemicals
into the air, including dioxin, the most toxic substance known
to science.

Dioxins are found throughout Dioxins are highly toxic and

When you recycle a hazard, you
create a hazard.
the world in the environment
and they accumulate in the
food chain, mainly in the fatty
tissue of animals.
can cause reproductive and
developmental problems,
damage the immune system,
interfere with hormones and
also cause cancer.

Recycling of plastic is associated with skin and respiratory 1 2

problems, resulting from exposure to and inhalation of toxic fumes,
especially hydrocarbons and residues released during the process.

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About 100,000 animals such

as dolphins, turtles whales,
penguins are killed every year
due to plastic bags. Many
animals ingest plastic bags,
mistaking them for food, and Cattle Birds
therefore die. And worse, the
ingested plastic bag remains
intact even after the death
and decomposition of the
animal. Thus, it lies around in
the landscape where another
victim may ingest it.

Marine Animals

By using ONE reusable cloth bag, you can save up to

6 plastic bags a week
 That translates  or 288 bags a  that amounts to
into 24 bags a year 22,176 bags in an
month average lifetime

STOP USING IT