Waste
Plastic bags were very popular at one time but now they are creating a problem in the environment. As I was reading about the plastic bags I found out that a strand of hair is thicker than a grocery bag, weighing less than 5 grams, just one bag can hold 17 pounds a thousand times its own weight, they are very strong (Mangu-Ward, 2015). These plastic bags are amazing; they can be reusable because I sometimes use them to line my small garbage can.
Two environmental problems caused by extensive plastic bag use would be the ocean because they cause harm to the marine wildlife when they are floating around in the water. The marine wildlife animals will eat them mistakenly for food or can choke on them. Turtles see them as jellyfish and will swallow them. Plastic bags is also an environmental problem for land animals when people throw them out with food in them or the scent of food the animals eat the plastic and sometimes get choked. Plastic bags are so light; they can blow all over the landscape and cause the streets drains to clog up. If I were in charge of getting rid of or reducing the use of plastic bags, I would implement bans on them. When customers are shopping, they would have to bring their bag or buy one from the store. All stores will be equipped with heavy duty bags to sell. Many states have banned plastic bags; Los Angeles became one of the largest cities to ban plastic bags; later the Big Island of Hawaii adopted a similar law to ban plastic bags (Bubar, 2014). Plastic bags are a problem to the environment because petroleum is a non-renewable natural resource. When customers realize, they would have to pay for plastic bags they will bring their bag or pay. The best way to solve these problems is to recycle or reuse the plastic bags.
Reference
Bubar, J. (2014). A battle over bags: cities across the United States debate getting rid of plastic bags. Scholastic News/Weekly Reader Edition 5/6,banned plastic bags say they're
Mangu-Ward, K. (2015). Plastic Bags Are Good for You. Reason, 47(5), 32.
Turk, J., & Bensel, T. (2014). Contemporary environmental issues (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

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