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Effects and Solutions of Single use Plastic
Summary
This review summarizes the harmful environmental effects of single-use plastics at local and global scales and surveys government and scientific solutions being implemented worldwide, arguing that plastic pollution is a global challenge requiring coordinated international action and new material substitutes.
This paper provides an overview on the harmful effects of single use plastic on our environment and its larger impact, if it goes unchecked. It also highlights the solutions that are being worked upon with varying degree of success by governments and scientists from across the world and its benefits in future with an aim to bring new methods in order to substitute the materials of plastic that are harmful for humans. The paper further focuses on highlighting the global nature of this issue which cannot be treated as a local and an isolated issue by any nation as the environment is not restricted by borders and in order to achieve this feat, people?s participation is inevitable for solving this global phenomenon.
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