Evils of plastic packaging and its effect on environment must be realised

In order to curb the use of plastics in our everyday lives, supermarkets in Britain could set an example by creating a plastic-free aisle in every store. That could be a positive action to eliminate tons of waste packaging finding a grave in the oceans of the world.
The magnitude of the problem can be understood from the fact that around 300 million tons of plastic are produced globally each year and, only 12 per cent of it is recyclable while the balance is washed into the seas where it is toxic to wildlife.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 11 February 2017.

Britain's major supermarkets will be urged to allow shoppers to buy food packaged in biodegradable materials. The government has plans to charge a nominal charge for every plastic bottle which can be reclaimed when they are recycled. That is expected to cut down waste. A similar charge which had been added to plastic bags in October 2015 has seen use of such bags drop by 80 per cent.
A film 'A Plastic Ocean', which is backed by the Plastic Oceans Foundation is at present being shown at special screenings across Britain - the aim is to highlight the sheer scale of plastic pollution in the sea. As Sir David Attenborough has said - the whole of the ecosystems of the world are built on healthy oceans and if that part of the planet becomes dysfunctional and goes wrong the the whole of life on the planet will suffer."


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