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Plastic is a huge problem in our environment? that’s why we need to reduce the amount of single plastic. We usually come up with question like: How long does it take for plastic to break down, Where will all the unrecyclable plastic go?, or How are plastic affecting soil?. This is some of the questions we are going to be looking at in detail.
Firstly, How long does it take for plastic to break down? Well according to Google “Normally, plastic items can take up to 1000 years to decompose in landfills”. This is why plastic is a problem. That’s why some supermarket in New Zealand had to stop using single plastic bags like countdown and New World. Not only it’s good for those company to stop but it’s also setting a good example to other countries to stop using single plastic bags as well.
You may be thinking, What plastic can be recycled into? Surprisingly, single-use plastic can be significantly recycled into park benches, backyard decks, playground equipment, t-shirt, sweaters, fleece jacket, sleeping bags and etc. I’m not saying we should keep using single plastic because we have a solution and take advantages of it but doing this to stop and reduced the amount of plastic we have. Making the world better by reusing, reducing, and recycling.
Kia ora Adi, well done at Prizegiving by the way. I enjoyed reading your piece of writing on plastics and am now feeling a bit bad about how many single-use plastic bags I have here at home... That is good, as you provoked me to think about it. How many plastic bags does New Zealand go through in a year I wonder? And what alternatives and the best to use? They all take some energy to make, how do we know which is best?
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a lovely holiday with your family and I look forward to seeing you again next year :-)