Hazards of Polythene
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Polythene bags are agents of air pollution, cancer, skin diseases etc. and have made the world’s clean environment as a pile of garbage on earth. Its use is like a slow poison in daily life and seems more dangerous than an atom bomb.
We should become aware of the hazards of using polythene. In tea-stalls, restaurants, co-operative societies etc., polythene cups, plates and bags are used in plenty. Have we not become accustomed to use polythene from eating to drinking? Usage of poly cups can be a cause of ulcer. Also, polythene bags and other plastic materials create poisonous gases if burnt below 7000 degrees Celsius.
Polythene bags dumped near household provide a place for mosquitoes to breed, which cause dengue fever, filariasis and malaria. Polythene wrapped fish, meat and vegetables get infected by anaerobic bacteria.
Black colour polythene shopping bags emit chemicals(carcinogens) when burnt. Every day, we blissfully carry edible items in attractive polythene bags to home, totally unaware that these have harmful bacteria to find an easy way into the body with routine meals.
Poly bags are the mother of pollution in every corridor of life. These must be banned in the interest of national health. Instead of poly bags, we must use paper, cloth or jute materials to create a “polythene- free environment”.
Source of information: Newspapers
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