Modern life is unthinkable without plastic, but there's a catch. Some people think that the of plastic is so useful, such as it has low cost, light weight and durability, also it is hard to dispose of.
In many countries, instead of recycling all our plastic waste such as expanded polystyrene recycling, we send a third of it straight to landfill. That's a waste of resources, and also a waste of energy.
To make things worse, millions of tonnes of this waste end up in the oceans. Birds, turtles and sealife get tangled in plastic bags and abandoned fishing equipment, or they die from eating plastic debris. Over time, larger pieces of plastic break down into tiny particles called microplastic, which can form a sort of plastic soup. These particles can soak up chemical additives and endocrine disruptors, and when they are eaten and enter the food chain, they can end up on our plates.
It's a large-scale problem, and it needs a global response, which include a target to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, including marine litter.
However, how to deal with the plastic waste is a trouble problem. We should pay attention to this problem during our daily lives. For example, Plastic waste needed to be collected separately. But the package proposes raising the recycling target for plastic packaging to 55%, and reducing landfilling to no more than 10%.
Recently, there are some dedicated plastics strategies are also being prepared, to help the country improve recycling, cut marine litter, and remove potentially dangerous chemicals.
Plastic waste has many disadvantages and do harm to people’s daily lives, the government has the responsibility to solve this problem and help to protect the environment.
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