Polythene has various forms such as plastic, ethileen, PVC, regifoam and so on. All these materials cause serious pollution to land and water. They pollute air when they are burnt. Therefore, we can say that polythene causes environmental pollution.
Polythene materials never decompose as a result they remain for a long time in the earth. These materials in the earth cause pollution to plants and soil lives. People today continue to consume polythene materials and dump them on lands when they become throw away. If we could reuse the bags we could halve the polythene consumption.
We consume polythene materials for various needs as materials, bags, containers and wrappers. All these stagnate in the drains as a result flooding and water stagnation are caused.
We could contribute in several ways to get rid of polythene. First we can reuse the bags and containers for a long time. We could prefer cloth or paper bags instead of polythene bags. We can also give the polythene materials to recycling without throwing them in the surrounding. There must be an awareness among people on pollution caused by polythene. The government today has enforced strict laws to eliminate polythene in the island.
“Let us join hands to save nature”